The City of Saskatoon said it will not rely on further tax increases to make up any deficit to the city’s budget due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Instead, the city will look at making adjustments to its 2021 operating and capital budgets to make up for any shortfall not covered by relief packages. “We will be using a combination of spending reductions and utilization of the city’s stabilization reserves to offset a significant portion of the deficit,” said city manager Jeff Jorgenson. “The strategy does not rely on a further tax increase to address this deficit.
We will continue discussions with other orders of government on possible assistance.” The COVID-19 pandemic has left the city facing a few potential deficit scenarios, from $20.2