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key things in city budget • Homeowners face 2.95 per cent property tax hike – a nice residential street scene could work. • City workers will get 3.5 unpaid days off at Christmas – not sure what would work best – it's non essential workers. • One per cent of tax hike will go to street repairs and regional street improvements. • Other cost-savings moves proposed for next year include: eliminating 20 senior management positions, reducing each councillor’s ward allowance by $37,000;¤ November 29, 2013 - (Phil Hossack / Winnipeg Free Press)