The province's debt will reach $429 billion this year.
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The budget plan lacks a comprehensive vision to enhance the province's competitiveness.
Forcing housing growth into smaller communities outside of Toronto almost certainly means more drivers.
The province's top combined federal/provincial personal income tax rate stands at 53.53 per cent.
High marginal tax rates discourage productive economic activities such as work, savings, investment and entrepreneurship.
In 2016-17, the deficit was $0.991 billion but $6.276 billion was added to the net debt.
The PCs promise to follow through on the Wynne government’s commitment to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour.
In this year’s budget, the Wynne government forecasts a nearly 5 per cent increase in program spending.
The province’s top earners face a tax rate of 53.5 per cent on any additional earnings.