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Citizen Budget is a customizable budget simulator that will get you hundreds of realistic budgets from your citizens.
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Thanks to this unique online tool, citizens can engage in an educational exercise similiar to the budget choices we face. At the end of the consultation, we will be able to make choices that take into account people's concerns.
Luc Ferrandez, mayor
This type of online consultation is a public education tool that allows citizens to take their place within government. Both citizens and elected officials appreciate the outreach and educational aspects of the web application, to better understand the budget and the difficulties in making decisions to achieve a balanced budget.
Richard Ryan, city councillor
I still have a job, I’m not creating a budget by plebiscite. But I need to have the best possible data, and that includes the best possible data on the preferences of Calgarians.
Naheed Nenshi, mayor
Participatory budgeting can be very effective when you are talking about cuts and shrinking budgets. This is when elected officials can share the hard choices. It significantly improves the public’s understanding, acceptance and in many cases support of decisions.
Joe Goldman, Vice President of Citizen Engagement, AmericaSpeaks PDF
One of the clearest themes emerging from the budget consultation was an unwillingness to suspend services that impact the most vulnerable citizens, especially children and the elderly. Participants also showed a remarkable willingness to raise their own tax bills such as parking and wage taxes.
“The City Budget: Tight Times, Tough Choices”
