Posts Filed Under: operating surplus

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What the City’s Projected Surplus Means

City budgeting is weird. We walk you through what it means when the City has a surplus, and how to cut through the rhetoric.

By David Hains Aug. 26th, 4:15 pm

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What Do You Call “One-Time Savings” That Happen Again and Again?

In Mayor Rob Ford's Toronto, the fact that "one-time savings" happen annually is an inconvenient truth.

By Daren Foster (aka City Slikr) • Photo by Christopher DrostMay. 31st, 10:00 am