Tory finance critic asserts: "If ... that budget is brought forward again, we are going to be in a very severe financial difficulty in Ontario." ...
Category: Taxes and Benefits
Seen: Wage freeze needed to boost the economy, says Hudak
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Ontario pension plan would cut jobs and wages, says CFIB
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says proposed Ontario pension plan carries too many risks for negligible benefits. ...
Elliott challenges Liberals on their budget/platform
PC MPP Christine Elliott has three questions for Premier Kathleen Wynne about the Liberal budget. ...
Cities will need user fees to pay for infrastructure, report warns
Municipalities will need to tap other sources of money as they face a squeeze on transfer payments arising from provincial and federal governments seeking to balance their own books, according to a paper from the Univers ...
Reality Check: How lean is Ontario’s public sector
Conservative Leader Tim Hudak's plan to cut 100,000 public sector jobs has shone a light on a long-standing issue that has grown more contentious in recent years - but the jury is still out if his strategy is workable. ...
Campaign hot potato: Overhaul the corporate tax structure
While party leaders in the Ontario election suggest tinkering with the system, a report from the Mowat Centre calls for radical changes reflecting the business dynamics of the 21st century. ...
Heard: Anti-tax group hammers Wynne over jet fuel tax hike
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Reality Check: Laws aimed at spending limits have their limits
The Tory platform would tie the level of government expenditure to a percentage of GDP. Just one problem: such legislation has a history of being ignored. ...
Heard: Tories plan to merge two social assistance programs
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