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"twitter:title": "TEAM for a Livable Vancouver on taxes and budget | Vancouver 2026" --- TEAM for a Livable Vancouver · Vancouver 2026 # 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. [Compare all parties on this ](https://voche.me/parties/issues/taxes-and-budget) [All ten issues](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/platform) [**14**Candidates](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/candidates) [**10/10**Issues with published policy](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/platform) [**15**Sources on file](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/money) **9**Questions answered CITY TAXES AND THE CAPITAL PLAN ## TEAM for a Livable Vancouver on taxes and budget TEAM’s finance argument is that the city has taken on work outside its core mandate and funded it through property tax and fee increases. Its page states that over the last decade the city has almost doubled its operating budget, with new spending funded through property tax increases beyond promised inflationary levels. This is TEAM’s own reading of the budget and we have not checked it against city financial statements. The proposed budget review would sort services into essential and supplementary, develop benchmarks for each, and give council and the public the ability to review and approve departmental budgets and service plans. 5 PUBLISHED COMMITMENTS ## What they say they will do - ### Limit tax increases to what core services need TEAM would limit tax increases to what is necessary to maintain municipal services at levels agreed with the community. [TEAM for a Livable Vancouver](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/finance-and-administration-2026/finance-learn-more) - ### Review the operating and capital budgets service by service The review would document where costs rose over the last decade and why, sort services into essential and supplementary, and build benchmarks to measure cost and value. [TEAM for a Livable Vancouver](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/finance-and-administration-2026/finance-learn-more) - ### Establish a lobbyist registry A registry consistent with federal and provincial ones would let residents see who is trying to influence city decisions. [TEAM for a Livable Vancouver](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/finance-and-administration-2026/finance-learn-more) - ### Stop spending city money on provincial and federal responsibilities TEAM would stop spending city funds on what it considers clearly provincial or federal responsibilities while holding senior governments to account for funding them. [TEAM for a Livable Vancouver](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/finance-and-administration-2026/finance-learn-more) - ### Departmental service plans with performance benchmarks Departments would develop annual service plans with benchmarks, and management would be held accountable for meeting them. [TEAM for a Livable Vancouver](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/finance-and-administration-2026/finance-learn-more) ## Sources A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true. 1. [TEAM for a Livable Vancouver home page ](https://www.voteteam.ca/)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 2. [TEAM our positions ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 3. [TEAM planning for livability and affordability, learn more ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/planning-for-livability-and-affordability/planning-learn-more)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 4. [TEAM parks and recreation, learn more ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/parks-and-recreation-2026/parks-learn-more)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 5. [TEAM schools, learn more ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/schools-2026/schools-learn-more)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 6. [TEAM finance and administration, learn more ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/finance-and-administration-2026/finance-learn-more)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 7. [TEAM our environment, learn more ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/our-environment-2026/environment-learn-more)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 8. [TEAM arts and culture, learn more ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/arts-and-culture-2026/arts-learn-more)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 9. [TEAM safety for all ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/safety-for-all-2026)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 10. [TEAM transportation ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/transportation-2026)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 11. [Vancouver mayor says he will not try to eliminate the park board if re-elected ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ken-sim-park-board-stays-9.7268871)CBC News · checked September 22, 2026 12. [Who is running: official 2026 candidate list ](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-candidate-information.aspx)City of Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 13. [Local elections disclosure statement search ](https://contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca/pcs/LESearch.aspx)Elections BC · checked September 22, 2026 14. [Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting duties ](https://elections.bc.ca/local-elections/elector-organizations/)Elections BC · checked September 22, 2026 15. [Making a campaign contribution ](https://elections.bc.ca/local-elections/making-a-campaign-contribution/)Elections BC · checked September 22, 2026 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.