Building Whitby's 2024 Budget

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On Thursday, February 15, Whitby Town Council approved the Town’s proposed 2024 Budget. The approved budget will result in a 4.4 per cent budget increase to maintain essential service delivery and plan for growth. A 4.4 per cent budget increase equates to a 1.5 per cent tax bill increase or an increase of approximately 0.25* cents per day, per household for the delivery of important services residents rely on every day, like waste collection, snow clearing, and parks maintenance.

The approved budget also takes into consideration feedback collected through the Town’s Citizen Budget Tool. View the highlights of what residents shared with us.

You can also learn more about the budget through the 2024 Budget Highlights publication, which features the Town’s key accomplishments in 2023 and top priorities for 2024.

* Approximately 25 cents per day (or $92 per year) is based on the 2023 average residential assessment value of $503,000 as determined by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation


How the Budget Process Works

Each year, the Town undergoes a robust process to create an annual budget that delivers the services and programs residents and businesses rely on each day.

Check out the below videos to learn more about how your tax dollars are spent and how municipal budget decisions are made:

For more information on how Whitby uses Development Charges (DCs) to help manage the cost of growth, visit the Development Charge Background Study page on Connect Whitby.

Out of all the taxes you pay the government in a year, municipal taxes make up only 9% of the total amount. Of that 9%, the Town receives 3% from overall taxes to operate and plan for services and infrastructure that you use every day.

Municipal Property Tax Chart

To help manage these year-over-year costs, expenses in the municipal budget are broken down into two categories: operating and capital budget.

Operating Budget:

This accounts for the cost of operating day-to-day services in the Town including:

  • Fire and Emergency services
  • Town Facilities (e.g. Iroquois Park Sports Centre, Whitby Public Library, Port Whitby Marina, Brooklin Community Centre and Library and Town Hall).
  • Recreation programs
  • Road maintenance
  • Waste Collection
  • Debt payments and transfers to reserves

Capital Budget:

The capital budget consists of larger investments that help us prepare for our community’s future growth. Examples of capital expenses may include:

  • Infrastructure development, building and construction projects (e.g. building new roads, sidewalks multi-use paths, bike lanes and bridges)
  • Park and greenspace improvements
  • Fleet expansion and maintenance (e.g. purchasing new fire trucks and snow plows)

Have a question about the Town’s budget? Email budget@whitby.ca.

On Thursday, February 15, Whitby Town Council approved the Town’s proposed 2024 Budget. The approved budget will result in a 4.4 per cent budget increase to maintain essential service delivery and plan for growth. A 4.4 per cent budget increase equates to a 1.5 per cent tax bill increase or an increase of approximately 0.25* cents per day, per household for the delivery of important services residents rely on every day, like waste collection, snow clearing, and parks maintenance.

The approved budget also takes into consideration feedback collected through the Town’s Citizen Budget Tool. View the highlights of what residents shared with us.

You can also learn more about the budget through the 2024 Budget Highlights publication, which features the Town’s key accomplishments in 2023 and top priorities for 2024.

* Approximately 25 cents per day (or $92 per year) is based on the 2023 average residential assessment value of $503,000 as determined by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation


How the Budget Process Works

Each year, the Town undergoes a robust process to create an annual budget that delivers the services and programs residents and businesses rely on each day.

Check out the below videos to learn more about how your tax dollars are spent and how municipal budget decisions are made:

For more information on how Whitby uses Development Charges (DCs) to help manage the cost of growth, visit the Development Charge Background Study page on Connect Whitby.

Out of all the taxes you pay the government in a year, municipal taxes make up only 9% of the total amount. Of that 9%, the Town receives 3% from overall taxes to operate and plan for services and infrastructure that you use every day.

Municipal Property Tax Chart

To help manage these year-over-year costs, expenses in the municipal budget are broken down into two categories: operating and capital budget.

Operating Budget:

This accounts for the cost of operating day-to-day services in the Town including:

  • Fire and Emergency services
  • Town Facilities (e.g. Iroquois Park Sports Centre, Whitby Public Library, Port Whitby Marina, Brooklin Community Centre and Library and Town Hall).
  • Recreation programs
  • Road maintenance
  • Waste Collection
  • Debt payments and transfers to reserves

Capital Budget:

The capital budget consists of larger investments that help us prepare for our community’s future growth. Examples of capital expenses may include:

  • Infrastructure development, building and construction projects (e.g. building new roads, sidewalks multi-use paths, bike lanes and bridges)
  • Park and greenspace improvements
  • Fleet expansion and maintenance (e.g. purchasing new fire trucks and snow plows)

Have a question about the Town’s budget? Email budget@whitby.ca.

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Page last updated: 16 Feb 2024, 09:56 AM