Saint John’s 2026 operating budget will bring a modest reduction to residential property taxes. It also increases spending on recreation, police, housing and other priorities.
Budget will also reduce residential property taxes by 1.5 cents
Nipun Tiwari · CBC News
· Posted: Nov 18, 2025 8:09 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Coun. Gary Sullivan presented the budget at Monday night’s council meeting and councillors voted in favour of it. (Nipun Tiwari/CBC)
Saint John’s proposed new operating budget would increase spending on recreation, police and housing in the coming year.
Coun. Gary Sullivan presented the budget at Monday night’s council meeting, where councillors voted in favour of it as a “receive and file” item.
Councillors will review the document over the next two weeks and send any questions to staff before it returns to council on Dec. 1 for a final vote.
The budget received unanimous approval from the city’s finance committee on Nov. 12 after being presented as a draft on Oct. 29 by finance commissioner Kevin Fudge.
The $203-million budget is roughly 5.5 per cent — or approximately $10 million — higher than the previous budget. While spending increased on many fronts,
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