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Biting the tax bullet.(Comments)

Publication: Community Action
Publication Date: 19-JAN-04
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Campaign promises come back to haunt politicians and often very quickly. Less than six months after Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty's election promise to improve health, education, and social services without raising taxes, he now has to cope with the aftermath. These three areas cover about...

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...70% of the entire provincial budget.

The previous Tory government reduced services and carried on a program of large tax reductions. However, the tax cuts were greater than the cuts to expenditures and the Ontario government was forced to borrow heavily, leaving a substantial debt for the incoming Liberal government.

How will McGuinty manage his promises? The reality is that he can...

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