Tax Facts

Your Municipal Tax Dollar
and where it goes


30% -Engineering & Public Works


Road Maintenance
Sewer & Sewage Treatment
Solid Waste Management (landfill/incinerator)
Engineering
Street Lighting
Building Operations
Transit Cape Breton
Handi Trans
Parks & Grounds
Fleet



27% -Protective Services


Cape Breton Regional Police Service
Cape Breton Regional RCMP
Cape Breton Regional Fire Service
911 Communications Center
Crossing Guards



20% -Mandated Costs


Education Funding
Social Services Contribution
Corrections
Regional Housing
Regional Libraries



11% -Debt Servicing


Principal & interest payments on term loans
in support of capital works projects.



9% - Support Services


Mayor & Council
Administration
Finance
Purchasing
Legal
Technology
Human Resources
Municipal Clerk
Citizen Service Centers



3% - Recreation


Recreation & Leisure Programs
Special Events
Arenas


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