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Municipal Expenditures Sources of Tax Revenue Almost everything the MD does has a cost associated with it. Councillors spend a lot of time on making financial decisions. Their role is to safeguard the taxpayer’s money and make the best use of financial resources. Each sector represents the taxes paid in 2017 by groups in the MD. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES GENERAL GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURE, PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT $10,431,053 $3,147,458 PROTECTIVE SERVICES $1,345,103 $4,136,948 $950,888 LINEAR PROPERTY $5,452,895 GOVERNMENT GRANTS RECREATION & CULTURE $19,232