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The City of Ottawa tabled a draft 2020 budget Wednesday calling for $3.76 billion in spending with no major cuts as the municipal government proposes to boost funds to relieve a stuffed public transit system.

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BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

A $7.5-million transit investment that will go toward bus service enhancements, while $817 million will be spent on LRT Stage 2.

A $15-million investment in affordable housing, maintaining the city’s landmark investment in 2019.

An 18-per-cent increase to investment in the maintenance and renewal of assets such as roads and sidewalks, for a total of $151 million.

The winter operations budget will increase by 7.7 per cent — $5.6 million — from 2019.

A one-year freeze on the cost of the EquiPass and the Community Pass for ODSP recipients.

An additional 30 police officers and 14 paramedic staff.

Mayor Jim Watson said the city is taking “a balanced approach” to a new municipal budget since the city needs to prepare for an uncertain funding future with a provincial government looking for savings and a new minority federal government.