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OC Transpo wants to raise fares by an average of 2.5 per cent next year, but won’t say exactly how much that will cost individual riders.

And while fares are set to increase, OC Transpo will not be adding any new service — in fact, it is looking to save money by cancelling some low-ridership trips.

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The proposed fare hike is a key element of the city’s $3.2-billion budget, tabled Thursday at Ottawa City Hall.

The 2016 budget calls for a property tax increase of two per cent, as well as a water and sewer rate increase of six per cent. The transit portion of residential tax bills is expected to rise by $17 for most homeowners. That means the average homeowner could pay about $121 more in taxes in 2016.

Residents will also pay more in recreation user fees, but see the annual $82 garbage fee frozen for a fourth consecutive year.

While those figures were all clearly laid out in the budget documents, a table outlining the proposed fare increases by category was noticeably absent.