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What’s in the 2025 Ontario budget for Barrie: tax relief, housing and health care

Here’s a breakdown of what is in the budget for Barrie.

Published May 16, 2025 at 9:15pm

Barbara Patrocinio
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Barbara Patrocinio
What’s in the 2025 Ontario budget for Barrie: tax relief, housing and health care

Downtown Barrie is pictured in this file photo. (Christopher Drost/The Canadian Press)

The Ontario government tabled this year’s budget this Thursday, focusing heavily on infrastructure spending and shielding the economy against the threat of the U.S. tariffs.

Here’s a breakdown of what is in there for Barrie.

A long-anticipated expansion of local health care services is one step closer to reality, thanks to a $15 million planning grant for the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH).

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