Ontario Budget 2014

• Report doubts whether Ontario can hit deficit targets without taxes, cuts

  Higher taxes or further spending cuts will likely be needed if Ontario's Liberal government is to keep its promise of balancing the books in three years, the Conference Board of Canada said in a report Thursday.

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  Sep 25, 2014
  
• Ontario deficit $800 million lower than expected

  The Ontario government announced Monday the province’s 2013-2014 deficit was $10.5 billion – nearly $800 million lower than forecasted in this year’s budget.

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  Sep 22, 2014
  
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• NDP, Tory criticism does nothing to stop Liberal budget bill from passing

  Ontario's governing Liberals have passed their budget bill, which will see the province spend an estimated $12.5 billion more than it takes in.

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  Jul 24, 2014
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• Ontario aviation fuel tax hike may mean higher fares

  Ontario's decision to hike aviation fuel taxes will likely boost air fares and put the province at a competitive disadvantage, airline and airport officials say.

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  Jul 21, 2014
• Ontario Liberals introduce provincial budget

  The governing Liberals have re-tabled the budget first released 74 days ago, a big-spending plan that triggered the June 12 election after the opposition parties rejected it.

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  Jul 14, 2014
• Wynne won’t say how asset sales add up to $3.15 billion

  Ontario's Liberals are counting on $3 billion from the sale of government assets, but Premier Kathleen Wynne says it's too early to provide specifics on what could be sold.

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  Jul 8, 2014
• Wynne adamant there’s no money for public sector wage increases

  Premier Kathleen Wynne says the people of Ontario have spoken and the budget she will reintroduce to the legislature will provide the road map to balanced books in 2017/18.

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  Jun 19, 2014
• Wynne says budget will be ‘identical’ to one that triggered election

  Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says the budget her re-elected Liberal government will introduce next month will be "identical" to the one presented May 1 that triggered the election.

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  Jun 18, 2014
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• Wynne promises vote on budget within 20 days of election

  Premier Kathleen Wynne says she would bring back the legislature within 20 days of the June 12 vote and re-introduce the budget that triggered the election if the Liberals win the most seats.

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  Jun 4, 2014
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• Reality check: What you may have missed in Kathleen Wynne’s platform

  The Liberals, in theory, are running on their May budget – the promise-filled document Andrea Horwath rejected. They re-released that plan this past Sunday. Here’s some of what you may have missed:

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  May 27, 2014