Spending is about to be slashed for such programs as litter removal and police services as Toronto City Council tries to save $100 million in the wake of this week's tax deferral vote.

Toronto Mayor David Miller has postponed a $1.2 million renovation of his office and three job posts remain unfilled at city hall in an effort to conserve funds.

Maintenance of city pools, litter removal, are also likely to be affected. Fire, police and transit services could be asked to cut all non-essential spending until the city finds more money for services.

On Monday, city councillors deferred a much-debated tax vote on a proposed land transfer tax and vehicle registration fee until after the provincial election in October.

Miller says the new taxes would have raised $356 million a year for cash-strapped Toronto.

The city faces a budget shortfall next year of nearly $600 million.

Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong, who has opposed the new taxes from the beginning, said he questions how the city is managing its books.

"We've seen our city get dirtier, grid lock get worse, transit deteriorate and we've got $8 billion to spend. There is a disconnect between our capacity to set priorities and make choices," Minnan-Wong said Wednesday.

"I think that they've (Toronto residents) got a lot of cause to be concerned about the decisions that are being made here in city council."

Councillor Case Ootes said it's time for Miller to tighten the city's purse strings.

"He created this situation over a period of time where he has created this image of irresponsible spending," Ootes said Wednesday.

"The way the budgeting goes around here is what do we want and where do we get the money instead of how much money have we got and what are our priorities?"

Budget chief Shelley Carroll told CTV News that property owners can also expect an increase on their next bill to make up for the shortfall.

"These councillors chose that alternative and it's that that drives people out of the city and it's that that hurts people," Carroll said.

Provincial Finance Minister Greg Sorbara said the province is currently reviewing financial pressures placed on municipalities but will not provide additional funding until the report is released next February.

"We're making real progress there and my anticipation is that when that review is completed, municipalities will say it was worthy of the time we took,'' Sorbara said Tuesday.

With a report from CTV's Chris Eby