Surrey Board of Trade Comments on City of Surrey Financial Plan
The letter below was sent to the City of Surrey:
City of Surrey 2012 Budget and 2012-2016 Financial Plan – Observations from the Surrey Board of Trade
First, we wish to congratulate the Members of Surrey’s City Council on their recent election. As always, we look forward to working closely with Council over the next 3 years.
The Surrey Board of Trade, an independent business lobbying voice, since 1918, offers our assessment of the City of Surrey’s 2012 Budget plus the 2012-2016 Financial Plan (General Operation, Utilities and Capital Program). As each Chamber and Board of Trade, around the world, is mandated to do, we review public sector spending, and where appropriate, suggest ways to maximize productivity of the local economy and encourage growth in the private sector.
We represent over 3,600 business contacts, which in turn we estimate represents over 31,000 employees. We hope our letter on the City’s Fiscal 2012 Financial Plans are received on the basis that we continue to be genuinely interested in your budget affairs as it aligns with the attraction of new investment in Surrey, as we collaboratively look for ways to further meet the needs of our business community.
To prepare for this report, our Finance & Tax Team met with Vivienne Wilke, General Manager, Finance & Technology and continued to have ongoing discussion on the following aspects of our observations. Further, these messages are approved by the Surrey Board of Trade Directors.
MESSAGE #1:
Growth of Expenses relative to Population Growth
- Fiscal Responsibility







Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 3:27PM