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The City of Kitchener approved its 2026 budget, “Affordable Today, Ready for Tomorrow,” delivering a property tax rate increase of 2.2 per cent, or $29 for the average household, and themes of affordable city services, smart infrastructure investments and focusing on the future. This budget continues the City of Kitchener’s trend of delivering budgets that average below Ontario inflation, both during this term of Council and over the past decade.