Ontario Liberals Continue Out-of-Control Spending in Budget, says MPP Munro

Dalton McGuinty will single-handedly double Ontario's debt by 2012-2013

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QUEEN'S PARK - Despite Ontario's urgent need for action in the face of unprecedented deficits, job losses and high unemployment, the 2010 McGuinty Liberal budget failed to put jobs first.  While other economies are recovering from the recession, Ontario is being left behind.

York-Simcoe MPP Julia Munro called on Dalton McGuinty to take Ontario down a new path and urged the government to implement the Ontario PC Caucus' affordable and practical ideas that would create jobs and grow Ontario's economy right away.   These ideas can be viewed at www.10for2010.ca

The PC Caucus also stood up for Ontario families and tabled a new idea by announcing they will propose an amendment to the 2010 Budget Bill that would cancel the $25 million severance payout to the HST tax collectors who are not losing their jobs. 

Quotes

"Doubling Ontario's debt in less than ten years demonstrates the McGuinty government's economic incompetence - this is what happens when you spend more than you take in." - Julia Munro, MPP

"While Ontario has lost 210,000 jobs, Dalton McGuinty is handing over $25 million in severance to his HST tax collectors.  This is unacceptable.  Tim Hudak and the PC Caucus will be tabling an amendment that will see the $25 million severance package stopped and returned to Ontario families." - Julia Munro, MPP

"Families in York-Simcoe deserve better than to see their government failing to produce jobs while doubling our Ontario debt.   Dalton McGuinty's budget plan has failed to provide real action to create jobs.  Our '10 for 2010' plan will help create real jobs and grow our economy today."-Julia Munro, MPP

Quick Facts

• - Budget 2010 confirms that Dalton McGuinty will singlehandedly double Ontario's debt by 2012-2013

• - The debt will increased from $148.7 billion in 2003-04 to $289.3 billion in 2012-13

• - In just eight years Dalton McGuinty will have saddled each Ontario family with $29,285 in new debt

• - Ontario's $21.3 billion deficit is larger than every other provincial deficit combined.

• - To find out more about the Ontario PC Caucus' 10 ideas to provide tax relief, cut red tape and control government spending, please visit www.10for2010.ca.