Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson said her government's 2022 budget builds on the significant investments the Ford government made in the province and in Huron – Bruce over the last four years.
Thompson said the budget will help deliver better jobs and bigger pay cheques for workers, help keep costs down for families, and get shovels in the ground for highways, transit, hospitals and other key infrastructure.
“Premier Ford has a vision and we will get things done,” she said. “This budget is a plan to get things done.”
A media release from Thompson pointed out some highlights of the budget:
· Increasing the general minimum wage to $15.50 per hour on October 1, 2022.
· Making additional investments in home care by planning to invest up to an additional $1 billion over the next three years. The government is also proposing a new, refundable Ontario Seniors Care at Home Tax Credit to help seniors aged 70 and older with eligible home care medical expenses to help people stay in their homes longer.
· Expanding the diagnostic imaging department to add a new CT scanner that will bring care closer to home at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre.
· Proposing to provide an additional $300 in Personal Income Tax (PIT) relief, on average, to about 1.1 million taxpayers by enhancing the Low-income Individuals and Families Tax Credit.
· Lowering child care fees for parents and securing a fair deal for Ontario by signing a $13.2 billion agreement with the federal government in an important step towards achieving an average of $10-a-day child care by September 2025
· Cutting the gas tax by 5.7 cents per litre for six months beginning July 1, 2022
· Spending nearly $4 billion to support high-speed internet access to every community in Ontario by the end of 2025.
· Resurfacing of Highway 21 from McLaren Street in Tiverton for 22 kilometres.
