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Moncton’s 2027 budget was approved Thursday with a residential tax rate cut, though most homes will still get a larger bill.
City council approves 2027 budget Thursday
Shane Magee · CBC News
· Posted: Nov 05, 2026 2:37 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Moncton council approved the city’s 2027 budget on Thursday. (Shane Magee/CBC)
Moncton’s 2027 budget was approved Thursday with a residential tax rate cut, though most homes will still get a larger bill.
Council cast a series of unanimous votes Thursday approving the plan to spend more than $396 million next year.
It cuts the residential rate while increasing spending on transit, the fire department, police and bylaw enforcement.
Mayor Shawn Crossman said the budget balances affordability with concerns voiced during the election about public safety.
“The priority is public safety, and lowering the tax rate, and that’s what we’ve done today,” Crossman told reporters.
Jacques Doucet, left, is Moncton’s general manager of finance services, and Shawn Crossman is the city’s mayor. (Shane Magee/CBC)
The budget has money for 10 more firefighters, six more Codiac Regional RCMP officers,
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