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Here are some of the key numbers from the City of Saskatoon’s preliminary two-year budget, which was made public Wednesday:

3.23%: The proposed property tax increase for 2020; followed by 3.54 per cent in 2021

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$60.95: The cost of the increase for a home assessed at $371,000; followed by $66.83 in 2021

58.8: Number of new city employees in 2020 budget, followed by 40.5 in 2021

3,995.9: Number of full-time city employees, including library, by 2021

58%: Percentage of city’s budget that goes to staff compensation

48.1%: Portion of operating budget paid for through property taxes in 2020; followed by 48.5 per cent in 2021

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56%: Portion of total property tax bill that pays for city services, followed by 38 per cent for education (province) and six per cent for library

$1.29B: The city’s total budget, including operating, utilities and capital spending, in 2020; followed by $1.23 billion in 2021