Year: 1948
Summary: Recommends that consultant reports on major financial issues should be made available in a comprehensive form, and that the public be kept informed on the capital costs of the Rapid Transit plan.
Year: 1926
Summary: Notes that while civic budget estimates have improved, they are still are not sufficiently standardized between departments.
Year: 1929
Summary: Hightlights the need for planning in the city's budget in order to ensure the most efficient use of taxpayer money,
Year: 1936
Summary: An open letter to citizens, with hopes for a more balanced, a reduced tax burden, and vigorous planning to be made in the areas of sewage disposal, civic improvements, and slum clearances in 1936.
Year: 1933
Summary: An open letter to the mayor, the board of control, and city aldermen, highlighting the fact that expenditures appear to be falling behind revenues at a growing pace.
Year: 1927
Summary: Highlights the high per capita tax burden in Toronto, largely due to postponed Harbour and Radial payments. Urges taxpayers to vote every year, even when there are no pressing civic issues at stake - as control of taxation and expenditures is in itself a pressing civic issue.
Year: 1942
Summary: Notes that budget figures for 1942 have not yet been released to the public as they should have been.
Summary: Discusses presenting budget estimates prior to the elections, as an act of good governance and accountability.
Year: 1917
Summary: Pie chart representing planned city expenditure out of taxation for 1917. Advocates voter turnout and citizen engagement.
Year: 1935
Summary: Highlights the fact that high direct unemployment relief payments are risking Toronto's good credit record. Suggests that those receiving unemployment relief be investigated or required to re-register, in order to determine that all those receiving relief are in fact eligible for it.
Year: 1945
Summary: Outlines estimated revenues and expenditures in the 1945 civic budget. Observes that overhead has decreased but that administrative expenses have increased. Raises the question as to whether the 1945 takes into account the expense of much-needed improvement to pavement and sidewalks. Includes the findings of a Bureau of Municipal Research report on departmental regrouping.
Year: 1937
Summary: A summary of the various reports regarding the city's financial state. Some highlights of these reports include details on the housing issue, and how city planning was essential to the success of new the new housing programme.
Year: 1925
Summary: An analysis of annual expenditure and comparison to previous year. Warns that without a more rational, scientific accounting of expenditures, the city may not be able to keep decreasing municipal expenditures.
Year: 1938
Summary: Outlines city budget figures for 1938. Suggests a detailed administrative survey be made of all city departments and that a long term capital expenditures budget be established. Further goes on to note that the cost of government is on the rise, however costs in Health and Sanitation and general welfare are on the decline.
Year: 1947
Summary: New council should be given full legitimacy to make decisions based on budget estimated, but have been forced into merely implementing education decisions of old council.
Year: 1928
Summary: Outlines city budget expenditures for 1928. Highlights possible new assessment criteria, and what this might do to taxation rates per household. Argues that proposed changes to the tax basis must be studied carefully before they are implemented.
Year: 1922
Summary: Analysis of tax burden per capita and the proportion dedicated to education vs. other expenditure.
Year: 1946
Summary: Argues that Toronto's spending needs are manageable with current taxation levels if greater efficiency is achieved.
Summary: Outlines the issues of budget management in light of city debt.
Year: 1934
Summary: Poses queries as to the effects of the Depression on the city accounts and the use of deficits to cover for lost tax revenue.
Year: 1932
Summary: Tabulated comparison of expenditure for the years 1927-1932, with discussion.
Year: 1921
Summary: City budget estimates and analysis of revenues and debts from publically owned utilities for 1921.
Summary: Describes equitable means of effecting salary and wage reductions so as to increase city revenue by applying reductions on restored salary schedules.
Year: 1931
Summary: Outlines the annual estimated net revenue and expenditure in the city of Toronto as detailed in the 1931 budget.
Year: 1920
Summary: City budget estimates for 1920. Analysis of revenues from publically owned utilities moved to a separate volume in 1920.
Summary: Provides estimated expenditures for the 1946 civic budget analyzed by the cost of main function to be met out by taxation. Notes an increase on charity and welfare spending. Suggests that Torontonians can do their part to cut costs by keeping the city clean.
Summary: Provides an outline of revenues and expenditures for the civic budget of 1942. Notes the high level of debt payments. Questions how it can be claimed that there was adequate reduction of the tax burden.
Summary: The city budget should be balanced by reduced expenditure and not increased taxes, with unemployment payments bearing a heavy burden on the budget.
Year: 1930
Summary: Outlines estimates of annual budget revenues and expenditures and their equivalent in mills.
Summary: The introduction of tax credits that will reduce income tax revenues must be balanced by a proper measure of increasing revenue from other sources and not only by an increase in property taxes.