Yakabuski: Budget is not Structurally Balanced as Province’s Debt will Increase

John Yakabuski says he’s disappointed in aspects of the province’s new budget which was handed down yesterday.

The Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke MPP says the calculations the Liberals arrived at to call it a balanced budget don’t add up.

Yakabuski says he’s disappointed a comparable gas tax plan wasn’t part of the budget and there was no sign of a Highway 417 expansion.

That comes despite positive dialogue between him and Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca on the matter.

The province also announced new healthcare funding and a pharmacare program for Ontarians under the age of 25.