安省2016年预算案（2）保守党：令民生更艰难 新民主党：未给省民带来正面影响

安省进步保守党对预算案的声明：

自由党今午公布的2016年度财政预算案，证明了安省进步保守党一直以来「民生在自由党政府之下是更艰难」的说法。经过13年的鲁莽挥霍及不善管理，韦恩的自由党政府今次是牺牲安省学生、长者及家庭的利益来试图平衡预算。

 保守党党魁彭建邦 (Patrick Brown)表示: 「今次是自由党可表现他们聆听省民的机会，但不幸地，广大省民将因自由党而不得不担负更昂贵的生活。自由党的税收将增加超过30亿元，用以填补自由党的丑闻挥霍及管理不善。」

 「我们总是对自由党公布的数字和诚信极度怀疑。自由党预计2017年至2018年的税收，将比财政问责官去年秋季所预计的高出40亿元。」彭建邦称: 「如果这个自由党能够平衡预算，将意味着会进一步增加税收及削减更多服务。」

 保守党财政评论员费狄里(Vic Fedeli)指出: 「保守党完全无法支持今次财政预算，因为很明显自由党本身并无一个可靠的计划，不论是现在或是对将来有打算。」

 今次财算案须注意的要点:

 ·  债务及赤字  --  安省的欠债首次冲破300亿元。自由党将增加税收超过30亿元用以灭赤，当中包括19亿元个人入息税收、7亿元企业入息税收及5亿元碳排放税。

 ·  碳排放税及交易(Cap-and-Trade) 计划 --  这是一项新税，驾驶者及业主将首当其冲，当中并无如何减少碳排放及环保效益的详情。

·   医疗 -- 今次预算案并无计划为长者增加长期护理床位或物理治疗服务，但却令长者日后负担更昂贵的药物。

 ·  教育 -- 学生贷款遭受大翻修; 自由党正取消学生学费及教育税收信贷两年，然后引入新的安省学生助学金计划。大专专学院及大学学生将失去1.65亿元的财政支援，日后7成安省家庭将因此不能完全受惠于这个新的计划。

安省新民主党对预算案的声明：

Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said that the 2016 Budget fails to deliver positive change for Ontarians. Instead of protecting vital services like healthcare and education, this budget will stretch household budgets and make it harder for seniors to stay healthy.

“I hoped the Premier would take this opportunity to listen to people, to focus on their priorities, like protecting and creating good jobs, halting cuts to education and healthcare, and stopping the sell-off of Hydro One,” said Horwath. “Unfortunately, it’s clear that this budget puts stretch goals ahead of the basics.”

New Democrats expressed deep concern about the impact of this budget on healthcare and seniors care. Not only does this budget make life more expensive for seniors, but it fails to reverse the cuts to hospital budgets that have meant cancelled surgeries, closed beds and the firing of nurses across the province. Similarly, with this budget the Liberals are pushing ahead with damaging cuts to education. This year another $430 million has been slashed from education.

“Seniors will see their drug costs nearly double with this budget. Patients will continue to wait too long for surgeries. Students across the province will continue to suffer cuts to their education,” said Horwath. “The Liberals could have built on Ontario’s potential today.  Kathleen Wynne missed that potential.”