ontario government debt

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Instead of pumping the brakes, Ontario government accelerates spending and debt accumulation

The government will increase program spending by $4.2 billion in 2024/25 and $3.5 billion in 2025/26.


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Ontario government can balance books with moderate spending restraint

The government can hold nominal spending flat for one year without creating any management challenges.


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Ontario’s economic decline is real and substantial

The province's post-1990 average per-capita annual income growth rate was barely one-quarter that of its 1960 to 1990 rate.


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Ontario government’s rapid spending growth drives deficits and debt

The province’s $5.6 billion operating deficit is just the tip of the iceberg.


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Ford government chooses more spending over tax reductions and debt relief

The Ford government will spend an estimated $12,405 per person this year compared to the Wynne government's average of $11,784.


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Ontario government should learn from B.C.’s debt bomb

Ontario's government debt has reached nearly $400 billion.