A budget to protect health and bring back jobs

By MPP Toby Barrett

As the world continues to wade through a world health crisis, Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy released the 2021 Ontario Budget, Ontario’s Action Plan: Protecting People’s Health and Our Economy. It is our government’s plan to defeat COVID-19 and finish the job we started one year ago.

Total projected spending is $186 billion, with a deficit of $33.1 billion, paying out $13.1 billion in interest to service debt of $441 billion.

An Ontario-wide vaccination plan ($1 billion) will ensure every person in Ontario who wants the vaccine will receive it.