The City of Quinte West has approved a tax increase of 5.98% for 2025.
After completing budget deliberations over two days of Special Council meetings, Quinte West Council approved the 2025 Budget at $89.1 million, reflecting an overall total tax levy increase of 5.98%. The approved tax levy would increase municipal taxes by $221.65 for the average Quinte West residential homeowner in 2025.
The 2025 Budget prioritizes maintaining existing service levels to the community and addressing the City’s infrastructure deficit.
Of the 5.98% tax increase, the 2025 Budget includes a 3.0% Capital levy to help address costs associated with replacing the City’s aging infrastructure, and a 1.32% Fleet levy to cover the replacement of essential vehicles, including snowplows and fire trucks.
The remaining 1.66% provides funding to external agencies and municipal department operating budgets. These allocations come as part of the City’s efforts to control costs and keep necessary budget increases below the current 2.0% inflation rate.
The final version of the City’s 2025 Budget Book will be made available to the public on the City’s website.
For more information about the City’s budget process is available at quintewest.ca/budget.
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About the Quinte West budget: The City of Quinte West’s budget is a financial plan that outlines the estimated revenue and expenses needed to fund the day-to-day costs of delivering services such as fire protection, maintenance of parks, economic development services, community events, and long-term investments, such as renewing existing roadways, renovating City buildings and arenas, and buying equipment used to provide services.
The budget is developed based on input from various city departments, community members, Council and other stakeholders, to ensure the City’s financial alignment with the deliverables of its strategic plan and priorities for the future. The City’s budget is published annually in a budget book format.
The City of Quinte West’s inaugural 2024 Budget Book won a Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Award recognizing the quality of the City’s budget book as a policy document, financial plan, operations guide and source of important public information.