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Provincial Budget Doesn't Get The Hardeman Stamp Of Approval

Thursday, 29 March 2018 05:23

Ernie Hardeman (Submitted)

Kathleen Wynne has released the next provincial budget; and it includes a lot of big announcements for all ages.

OXFORD COUNTY - The provincial budget is out and it comes with a lot of big announcements.

The Liberals are planning on spending $2.2 billion on free licensed daycare for preschool aged kids over the next three years. They're implementing a yearly benefit of $750 for seniors over 75 still living at home as well. The government is also planning on introducing a new program to help cover the costs of pharmaceutical drugs and dental care for Ontarians without benefits.

But the budget also includes a deficit of $6.7 billion, with no plans to balance the budget for another six years.

Conservative Oxford MPP Ernie Hardeman says it's hard to look past that.

"With all of the things that are in it, obviously Oxford residents use all of that too but I think Oxford residents also want to live within their means and want to keep a bright future for our children and our grandchildren and this has taken us totally in the wrong direction to do that."

The Liberals will be increasing taxes for 1.8 million people and over 20,000 businesses.

Hardeman says this is a budget that is bad news for Ontario.

"It's a budget that's taking the province in the wrong direction. They've decided to try and buy the election by spending someone else's money."
 

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