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The average Toronto household will contribute $35 more this year to city revenues under the 2016 municipal operating budget, which passed easily through city council late on Wednesday with minimal amendments and drama.

The budget calls for a 1.3-per-cent property-tax hike plus a 0.6-per-cent property-tax levy to fund the Scarborough subway, which passed under previous mayor Rob Ford’s administration and which will add another $16 to that average household’s tab. The vote was 33-9.

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John Tory argued that in addition to hewing to his promise to hold tax increases at or below inflation, the budget sets the stage for a more rational budget-making future.

“For too long the city has … oscillated between unrestrained spending and superficial cuts,” the mayor said at a morning press conference. “And I think this budget has shown the beginnings of how we can do better — focusing on investments in priority areas, targeted investments in transit, in housing, in poverty reduction,” while “protecting the interests of the people who pay the bills.”