Finance & Administration
What’s Gone Wrong
Vancouver has become one of the least affordable cities in the world, thanks to soaring property taxes and fees and the city taking on many responsibilities of senior governments. The operating budget almost doubled in a decade. Incompetent administration has resulted in millions of dollars in missing revenue from recent sales of city land.
The TEAM Difference
TEAM will improve core services while respecting residents’ ability to pay for the costs of running their city by limiting tax increases, reducing expenditure on administration and non-core services, and bringing stability, transparency, and competency to the budget.
Our Solutions
1
Stopping Excessive Tax Increases on Residents
Limit tax increases to inflation to maintain municipal services at levels agreed to by voters.
2
Improving Core City Services
Improve access to core city services and amenities by reducing city expenditure on administration and non-core services.
3
Fixing the Budget
Ensure tax dollars are spent wisely by conducting a line-by-line budgetary review, increasing transparency and capitalizing on efficiencies identified by the Auditor General.