ontario government spending

8:34AM
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Ford’s first budget must fulfill campaign promises

Program spending this year is projected to be $17.7 billion higher than two years ago.


11:16AM
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Ford’s first budget—will it continue Wynne’s spend-fest

In 2018/19, the Ontario government expects to spend approximately $12.6 billion more than it collects.


9:52AM
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Ford government should heed lessons of recent fiscal history

Neither the McGuinty or Wynne governments balanced the budget.


10:15AM
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Ford government should recognize 'recession' risks of huge deficit

Ontario is running a $14.5 billion budget deficit.


9:25AM
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Government spending burying Ontarians in debt

Ontario’s “share” of the federal deficit this year will be approximately $7.1 billion.


12:03PM
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Big deficits or slash-and-burn—the Ford government’s false choice

A nominal total spending freeze would mean annual reductions in inflation-adjusted per-person spending of about three per cent.


9:57AM
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On spending and deficits—if nothing changes, nothing changes

Despite Premier Ford’s rhetoric, government spending in Ontario will still be up markedly this year.


12:02PM
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Doug Ford

Government-sector employees in Ontario are paid approximately 13 per cent more than comparable private-sector workers.


1:27PM
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Dear Premier Ford, please look forward—not back

If the government exercises spending restraint, it can eliminate Ontario’s $15 billion deficit in roughly three years.