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"twitter:title": "Where Vancouver's parties stand on taxes and budget" --- CITY COUNCIL · Vancouver 2026 # Where every party stands on taxes and budget 8 of the 11 parties on the October 17 ballot have published something on city taxes and the capital plan. Here they are side by side, each with its source. [All ten issues ](https://voche.me/parties/compare) [All parties](https://voche.me/parties) **8**Parties with a published position **26**Commitments in total BEFORE YOU COMPARE ## Who actually decides this Council sets the property tax rate each year, approves the operating budget, and approves the multi-year capital plan that pays for buildings and infrastructure. Read the commitments below against that. Where a party proposes something the city cannot do on its own, the commitment carries a line naming who holds the power. That is not a criticism of the promise. A council can lobby, fund and argue, and saying so plainly is more useful than pretending the limit does not exist. WHAT THE COMPARISON SHOWS ## Reading this ballot on taxes and budget 8 of the 11 parties have published something here, and between them they have made 26 separate commitments. ABC Vancouver has published the most, with 5. 2 commitments carry a figure you can hold a council to after the election: 2%, $800 million, as described by the party. The rest are directions without a number attached. 2 commitments have a deadline attached. A promise with a date on it is the rarest kind on this ballot and the easiest to hold someone to. 4 of the 26 commitments here depend at least partly on a government other than the city. That does not make them empty, but it does change what a council can promise about them. SIDE BY SIDE ## Every published position on taxes and budget | Party | Published position | Commitments | | --- | --- | --- | | [ABC Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform/taxes-and-budget) | ABC’s published platform commits to a 0% property tax increase in 2027, removing pay parking at beaches and community centres, and ending residential parking permit fees. | 5 | | [TEAM for a Livable Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/platform/taxes-and-budget) | TEAM would limit tax increases to what is needed for municipal services, review the operating and capital budgets service by service, and set up a lobbyist registry. | 5 | | [COPE](https://voche.me/parties/cope/platform/taxes-and-budget) | COPE would establish a lobbyist registry, defend the Integrity Commissioner’s independence, and states it rejects donations from developers and big business. | 4 | | [OneCity](https://voche.me/parties/onecity/platform/taxes-and-budget) | OneCity would ensure public dollars fund fair wages, modernise home-based business rules, launch an Entrepreneur Liaison Office and provide small-business micro-grants. | 4 | | [Bright Future Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/bright-future-vancouver/platform/taxes-and-budget) | Bright Future commits to a 2% fair share surcharge to fund its programme, and a 21 day deadline for permits. | 3 | | [TrueBlue Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/trueblue-vancouver/platform/taxes-and-budget) | TrueBlue would control property tax increases, audit spending to focus on essential services, and publish spending information. | 2 | | [Vancouver Liberals](https://voche.me/parties/vancouver-liberals/platform/taxes-and-budget) | The Vancouver Liberals would cancel an $800 million project they call the "Second City Hall" and hire 400 new front-line unionized staff. | 2 | | [Vote Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/platform/taxes-and-budget) | Vote Vancouver publishes a decision test it says it applies to every policy: does it improve service, strengthen the long-term future, build public trust, and can residents measure whether it worked. | 1 | | [Affordable Housing](https://voche.me/parties/affordable-housing/platform/taxes-and-budget) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Green Party of Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/green-party-of-vancouver/platform/taxes-and-budget) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Independent Parks Party](https://voche.me/parties/independent-parks-party/platform/taxes-and-budget) | *Not yet researched.* | — | ABC VANCOUVER ## A zero percent property tax increase, and parking fees removed ABC’s published platform commits to a 0% property tax increase in 2027, removing pay parking at beaches and community centres, and ending residential parking permit fees. - 0% property tax increase in 20272027 budget - Remove pay parking at beaches and community centres - End residential parking permit fees - Expand VANSTAT to weekly check-ins [Read all 5 ABC Vancouver commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform/taxes-and-budget) TEAM FOR A LIVABLE VANCOUVER ## Limit tax rises to core services and establish a lobbyist registry TEAM would limit tax increases to what is needed for municipal services, review the operating and capital budgets service by service, and set up a lobbyist registry. - Limit tax increases to what core services need - Review the operating and capital budgets service by service - Establish a lobbyist registry - Stop spending city money on provincial and federal responsibilities [Read all 5 TEAM for a Livable Vancouver commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/platform/taxes-and-budget) COPE ## A lobbyist registry, and no developer donations COPE would establish a lobbyist registry, defend the Integrity Commissioner’s independence, and states it rejects donations from developers and big business. - Establish a lobbyist registry - Defend the Integrity Commissioner - Refuse developer and big business donations - Expand public participation at council [Read all 4 COPE commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/cope/platform/taxes-and-budget) ONECITY ## Fair wages on public contracts, and small business support OneCity would ensure public dollars fund fair wages, modernise home-based business rules, launch an Entrepreneur Liaison Office and provide small-business micro-grants. - Ensure public dollars fund fair wages - Launch an Entrepreneur Liaison Office - Small-business micro-grants - Modernise home-based business rules [Read all 4 OneCity commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/onecity/platform/taxes-and-budget) BRIGHT FUTURE VANCOUVER ## A 2% fair share surcharge and a 21 day permit rule Bright Future commits to a 2% fair share surcharge to fund its programme, and a 21 day deadline for permits. - A 2% fair share surcharge2% - A 21 day permit rule21 days - Faster permits and lower building costs [Read all 3 Bright Future Vancouver commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/bright-future-vancouver/platform/taxes-and-budget) TRUEBLUE VANCOUVER ## Control property tax increases and audit spending TrueBlue would control property tax increases, audit spending to focus on essential services, and publish spending information. - Control property tax increases - Publish spending information [Read all 2 TrueBlue Vancouver commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/trueblue-vancouver/platform/taxes-and-budget) VANCOUVER LIBERALS ## Cancel the $800 million second city hall and hire 400 staff The Vancouver Liberals would cancel an $800 million project they call the "Second City Hall" and hire 400 new front-line unionized staff. - Cancel the $800 million second city hall$800 million, as described by the party - Hire 400 new front-line unionized staff [Read all 2 Vancouver Liberals commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/vancouver-liberals/platform/taxes-and-budget) VOTE VANCOUVER ## The Vancouver Test: four questions applied to every policy Vote Vancouver publishes a decision test it says it applies to every policy: does it improve service, strengthen the long-term future, build public trust, and can residents measure whether it worked. - Apply the Vancouver Test to every policy [Read all 1 Vote Vancouver commitment, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/platform/taxes-and-budget) NOTHING PUBLISHED YET ## 3 parties have published nothing on this A blank records that we looked on the date shown and found nothing on the public record. Some parties are not contesting the race that decides this subject, which is a reason to publish nothing on it. - ### [Affordable Housing](https://voche.me/parties/affordable-housing/platform/taxes-and-budget) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026. - ### [Green Party of Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/green-party-of-vancouver/platform/taxes-and-budget) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026. - ### [Independent Parks Party](https://voche.me/parties/independent-parks-party/platform/taxes-and-budget) Not yet researched by voche.me. 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