Ontario won't increase HST, gas tax

“The Ontario government will continue to help people in their everyday lives, especially middle-income families, through measures that include: an increase in the minimum wage to $11 an hour effective June 1; a 30-per-cent post-secondary tuition grant; full-day kindergarten, which saves parents up to $6,500 per child; and a plan to lower auto insurance rates by 15 per cent on average.”

Since 2003, the Ontario Government has made significant investments in transit, roads, bridges, hospitals and schools. Highlights include:
-More than 7,900 kilometres of roads and more than 950 bridges built or re-built; -10 new GO Train stations and two replacement stations built;
-23 new hospitals built or underway and 12 major hospital projects currently under construction;
-Nearly 650 new schools opened, planned or under construction, and 27,000 repairs to roofs, windows and boilers.

Quick facts:
- Congestion in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area is costing Ontarians at least $6 billion a year in the region alone. That cost is projected to rise to $15 billion by 2031.
-The 30-per-cent-off Ontario Tuition grant saves students $1,730 on tuition in post-secondary degree programs and $790 for students in diploma or certificate programs.
-Ontario families can save up to $6,500 per year in child care costs by enrolling their child in full-day kindergarten.
-The government now funds 21 vaccines – up from 8 in 2003, saving families an average of $2,500 per child.
-The government is moving forward with a made-in-Ontario plan to help workers save enough for a comfortable retirement.