The government has promised a new report on social assistance will be a roadmap for reform. ...
Category: Taxes and Benefits
Abolish provincial business property tax, C.D. Howe report urges
The think-tank says the levy is "arbitrary," “harmful” to businesses and shrinks the tax base. ...
Province open to a new property tax class for arts and culture groups
The government is inviting the Toronto to add more nuance to its property tax code. ...
Heard: Ontario far outpaces other provinces in consumer debt growth
Report finds province's consumer debt grew more than 5 per cent, towering over the next-closest candidate, New Brunswick. ...
Tory MPP says Liberal policies kill manufacturing jobs
Monte McNaughton blames energy, tax costs for layoffs at Cambridge aeronautics plant but company cites reduced demand alone. ...
Liberals walk the budget tightrope, but Tories say it’s all a circus act
Budget projections appear to be playing out as planned, but Tory finance critic Vic Fedeli calls it an "attempt to pull the wool over Ontarians' eyes when it comes to the real state of our finances." ...
Premier Wynne off to Providence to battle U.S. protectionism
Amid protectionist wave, Kathleen Wynne heads south to stoke Ontario's prosperity engine – already in fourth gear. ...
Province’s pot plan won’t be ready for at least a month
Premier says tax model for regulated marijuana market still being discussed, following finance ministers' meeting and amid countdown to July 2018 legalization. ...
Heard: Finance Minister cites role of domestic speculators in housing market boom
The Minister of Finance is looking at all of his options for tempering the housing market, he said. ...
Wynne government’s anti-road toll stance met with cries of politics, paternalism and flip-flopping
The Premier may have risked her friendship with Toronto Mayor John Tory, but her government is now steadfastly against municipal road tolls. ...