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Daily Archives: February 25, 2016

Home February 25, 2016

Budget 2016: Hospitals get slight spending boost, but opposition says it’s still not enough

Hospital base funding will increase for the first time in five years, but the overall health-care budget is still growing below the rate of inflation. ...

Health and COVID-19, News
25.02.2016 2016 budget, Ontario Budget Alicja Siekierska 0 0

Budget 2016: Ontario to set up single drug plan, but hike costs for seniors

Even with the changes, the government says Ontario seniors will still pay among the lowest "out-of-pocket" expenditures for prescription drugs in Canada - but the opposition disagrees. ...

Health and COVID-19, News
25.02.2016 2016 budget, Ontario Budget Geoff Zochodne 0 0

Budget 2016: Government prepares for $400-million splurge on business schemes

The new investments to be made under the Business Growth Initiative are intended to throw startups a lifeline, as well as fund new research and development efforts and cut through red tape. ...

Government Finance and the Economy, News
25.02.2016 2016 budget, Ontario Budget Geoff Zochodne 0 0

Budget 2016: Post-secondary education will be free for low-income students

The overhaul eliminates tuition and education tax credits while providing more grants – and in some cases free tuition – for lower-income students. ...

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25.02.2016 2016 budget, Ontario Budget Alicja Siekierska 0 0

Budget 2016: New revenue measures include tax hikes on wine and cigarettes

A cigarette tax hike will come in at the stroke of midnight, and mark-ups on wine are being gradually raised over the next three years. ...

News, Taxes and Benefits
25.02.2016 2016 budget, taxes Brian Platt 0 0

Cap-and-trade and tuition funding overhaul headline 2016’s optimistic budget

The province posted a $5.7-billion deficit last year, and is now on the home stretch to balance its budget by 2017/18 ...

News
25.02.2016 2016 budget, Ontario Budget Brian Platt 0 0

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Thursday, Feb. 25. ...

Morning Briefing, News
25.02.2016 Ontario Budget Geoff Zochodne 0 0

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