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| EST. READ TIME 1 MIN.Nothing So Certain: Debt, Taxes, and Government Spending
The 2004 Ontario budget has proven to be a watershed event. After months of floating policy trial balloons, the government has finally committed to a four-year fiscal plan. This Alert assesses the new fiscal plan in the light of the prior Progressive Conservative government's two terms in office, also initially devoted to deficit reduction but with a greater emphasis on tax cuts.
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Mark Mullins
Mark Mullins is the former executive director of the Fraser Institute as well as the Institute's former director of Ontariopolicy studies. He has published numerous studies on government finance, tax policy, and value-for-money issues. Prior to joining the Fraser Institute in 2003, Dr. Mullins served as President of MSG Hedge Corporation, a privately owned consulting firm and as Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist at Midland Walwyn Capital Inc., where he was responsible for communicating the firm's outlook on the North American economy and financial markets. Dr. Mullins also brings extensive applied policy experience, having served as economic and fiscal policy advisor to the Canadian Alliance Party, the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, and the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Mark Mullins has an M.A. from the University of Western Ontario and a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and has written extensively on subjects such as Canadian tax reform, health policies, and stock market and investment issues. He is a member of Ontario's Task Force on Competitiveness, Productivity and Economic Progress and a regular media commentator.… Read more