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: 1942
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.
Year: 1946
Summary: Argues that Toronto's spending needs are manageable with current taxation levels if greater efficiency is achieved.
Year: 1932
Summary: Tabulated comparison of expenditure for the years 1927-1932, with discussion.
Year: 1935
Summary: This Open Letter suggests that there are only two ways to balance the budget: increasing revenue or cutting spending.
Year: 1936
Summary: The Annual Report of the Finance Commissioner should be studied by all citizens. There is a continued necessity to restrict capital expenditures, and borrow money only as required.
Summary: Analysis of city expenditures for 1936, including reduction of expenses for salaries and wages of city workers. Notes that this is the most balanced budget since 1932, and that the deficit has been greatly reduced since 1935.
Year: 1924
Summary: Highlights the high level of spending on salaries in the public service and the need for improved efficiency
Summary: Outlines the fact that Toronto is once again operating on an unbalanced budget. Details the costs of unemployment relief and raises the question of taxation of municipally-owned utilities
Year: 1931
Summary: Analysis of municipal expenditure on salaries and wages for the years 1927-1931.
Summary: Comparison of expenditure on community services for the years 1927-1931. Tabulated comparison of taxation revenue and other general revenue sources.
Year: 1951
Summary: Argues there is need to reduce public expenditure.
Year: 1923
Summary: Argues that expenditures have grown even faster than population growth, as have the cost of services and the number of services provided, while cities have failed to improve efficiency and budget planning.
Year: 1934
Summary: Highlghts the issue of growing deficits in the Great Depression, and argues this issue is not being fully presented to the public.
Summary: Provides budget and expenditure figures for the fiscal year 1935. Argues that the biggest challenge pointed out in the budget is current unemployment expenditure and debt on past unemployment expenditure.
Year: 1922
Summary: Suggests that earlier estimates and earlier tax collection is necessary in order to save the city money.
Summary: Outlines the annual estimated net revenue and expenditure in the city of Toronto for the fiscal year of 1932, as outlined in the city budget.