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Who’s Picking up the Tab? Federal and Provincial Downloading onto Local Governments

July 20, 2015

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Who’s Picking Up the Tab? investigates the scale and scope of downloading onto local governments from federal and provincial governments, using B.C. as a case study. Surveys of local leaders and senior staff, a fresh analysis of statistical and financial data and case studies of key policy areas provide a clear picture of responsibilities and costs transferred without new resources to support them. In spite of limited means, local governments are picking up more and more services and more and more of the tab. In total, 83.6% of the locally elected leaders surveyed said federal and provincial downloading of costs onto local governments is a major problem for their community.

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