• What makes up the budget?
• What funds the budget?
• Where do your taxes go?
• How do Vaughan’s taxes compare to other GTA municipalities?
• What is the Vaughan Hospital Precinct Development Levy?
• What is the Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Budget? 

What makes up the budget?

• Operating – spent on running City facilities, programs and services
• Capital – spent on projects that include building and repairing City infrastructure, such as roads and buildings

How do Vaughan’s taxes compare to other GTA municipalities?

What funds the budget? 

• Property taxes - The property tax bill is divided between the City of Vaughan, York Region and the York Region English and French school boards for education. Vaughan uses its portion of the property tax to pay for City programs and services.
• User fees and service charges - These are paid by residents and businesses when accessing certain services, such as recreation programs and permits.
• Development charges - These are paid by developers and are used to help fund capital projects,      such as roads, pipes, libraries and fire halls.
• Water and wastewater rates and stormwater charge - These are paid by residents and businesses.

What is the Vaughan Hospital Precinct Development Levy?

The Vaughan Healthcare Centre Precinct Development Levy was implemented to support timely development of the hospital.

In 2009, the City approved an $80-million funding strategy to bring a hospital to Vaughan. The strategy included a dedicated, accountable and temporary Healthcare Centre Precinct Plan – Development Levy.

Based on current estimates, the City’s contributions to the development of the hospital will be fully paid off by 2022. The financial plan spans 13 years, which is significantly less than the initial 20-year recovery timeframe. The temporary levy is not part of the City’s operations and is shown separately on property tax bills. These funds have gone directly to purchase the hospital precinct lands and prepare the site, which includes building sewers, roads and streetlights on the lands. For 2021, the levy will be approximately $56 for the average home assessed at $891,000.