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Dec 8, 2021 5:28 PM - The Canadian Press

Significant funding for climate action and public safety in Vancouver's next budget

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Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says next year's budget will include significant funding for climate action and public safety.

The mayor says Budget 2022 includes nine-million dollars for a new annual climate fund for electric vehicle chargers, transit infrastructure and building retrofits.

He says the leading driver of budget growth is once again spending on police and firefighters -- which represents nearly half of the budget's property tax increase.

Stewart says the budget includes a request for the city's new auditor general to review cost pressures on the police department.

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