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• Summary of revenues and expenditures

Budget 2014 (in French only)

Programme triennal d'immobilisations 2014-2015-2016 (in French only)

A Transition Budget

On December 17, Gatineau Municipal Council adopted a $526 million balanced budget for 2014. Gatineau intends to maintain its level of services and manage its growth with a minimal tax increase. In terms of the average residential tax bill, the 2014 increase is equivalent to 2.9%, or $67, taking into account the $4.60 reduction in the residential levy for residual materials management, which drops from $128.96 to $124.36. Of this 2.9%, 1% represents the dedicated infrastructure tax, and 1.9% will go to increase the tax base, in essence the equivalent of the Bank of Canada's consumer price index “target”.

Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin Mayor of Gatineau

Highlights

Service improvements

• A $3.7 million increase in the assessed contribution to the Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO), for a total of $51.3 million. Of this $3.7 million, $1.4 million will go towards the adjustments required for the Rapibus.
• A $1.2 million increase for new equipment and 13 firefighters under the fire safety cover plan.
• A $590,000 contribution to complete the implementation of the police organization plan.
• $229,000 to the Heritage Policy and the Cultural Policy, and for celebrations and festival.
• $300,000 to the Policy on Social Development.
• $925,000  to purchase additional ice time and time on the synthetic surface at the centre Branchaud-Brière.
• $250,000 for the emerald ash borer management plan.

Infrastructure investments

Close to $96 million for municipal infrastructures, in particular:

• $26 million for road improvements;
• $22 million for the water supply and sewer systems;
• $16.2 million in water and wastewater treatment plants;
• $12.2 million for municipal building maintenance;
• $5 million for the replacement and purchase of vehicles and equipment;
• $3.5 million for parks and green spaces;
• $1.8 million for recreational pathways;
• $1.2 million for the Programme Rénovation Québec (PRQ); and
• $2.1 million for 125 social housing units under the AccèsLogis Québec program.

Summary of revenues*

Summary of expenditures*

*Amounts adjusted to take into account the impact of the amendment to the QST refund that comes into effect on January 1, 2014.