Share this Story : How the 2025 Ottawa budget could impact your wallet Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News How the 2025 Ottawa budget could impact your wallet Ottawans will pay more to remove trees and throw out trash. (Also: Brace yourselves, seniors, for the cost of your monthly OC Transpo pass.) Get the latest from Joanne Laucius straight to your inbox Sign Up Author of the article: Joanne Laucius Published Nov 13, 2024 • Last updated 13 minutes ago • 4 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here .
Or sign-in if you have an account. An adult monthly pass will increase about five per cent from $128.75 to $135.
Photo by Spencer Colby / Postmedia Article content The City of Ottawa’s draft budget is one of the “most complicated” in many years, according to Mayor Mark Sutcliffe. But when you try to simplify it, Ottawans will be paying more on property tax, a higher bill for garbage, more in fees to remove a tree, and much more to use public transit—especially seniors. Here’s a simple look at how the 2025 budget will affect your wallet: Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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