Moncton council is combing through a proposed 2026 municipal budget that calls for holding the tax rate steady as spending climbs for policing and fire services.
City council spends Tuesday going through 540-page spending plan
Shane Magee · CBC News
· Posted: Nov 04, 2025 3:53 PM EST | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
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The draft 2026 budget calls for no tax rate increase in 2026. (Shane Magee/CBC)
Moncton council unanimously voted Tuesday to reject adding 15 more RCMP officers next year over a lack of data.
The afternoon vote came as council combed through the city’s 542-page budget. That proposed budget calls for no change in the municipal tax rate.
The Codiac Regional Policing Authority board approved in September a $66.5 million budget with 15 more officers. The civilian board oversees Codiac Regional RCMP, which polices Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview.
Once the board approves a budget, it goes to the three municipalities for consideration as part of their overall budgets. Riverview has yet to formally vote, but several councillors have said they will also reject the request.
Moncton council’s vote Tuesday follows the three councils voting earlier this year to tell the policing authority they won’t approve further staffing increases until data is provided showing the impact of adding 17 positions this year.
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