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587:. She was referring to about $ 11 billion in the government jointly sponsored pension plans (JSPPs)—Ontario Public Service Employees' Union Pension Plan and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan—that Wynne's government "counted toward the bottom line". Based on Lysyk's revised accounting methods, these funds are not revenue which dramatically increases the annual debt. Using these revised accounting methods, Lysyk "calculated that the deficit forecast for is $ 12.2 billion—not the $ 6.6 billion Finance Minister Sousa had predicted." For 2020-21 it would be "$ 12.5 billion, not $ 6.5 billion." She said "More money will need to be borrowed to pay for the unrecorded expenses even when the government reports an annual surplus or a balanced budget. The government's claim of a surplus was not reflected in any way in the amount of the debt. 591:
revising the Public Accounts of Ontario 2017–2018 to comply with the Auditor General's "accounting treatment for any net pension assets of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Ontario Public Service Employees' Union Pension Plan on a provisional basis", which would include "restatement of the prior year's figures for comparative purposes." The 2018 Budget had forecast a deficit that was 2.9 percentage points lower than the October report. The Commission recommended that the government revise the "accounting treatment for global adjustment refinancing and jointly sponsored pension plans (JSPPs)... from 2001–02 onwards" which added a "cumulative $ 14.6 billion to net debt." This represents a revised net debt-to-GDP ratio up from 40.5% to 40.8%.
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to all programs except healthcare. The New Democratic Party proposed to balance the budget by eliminating corporate tax "giveaways" and through the Fairness Tax on Ontario's highest income earners. The Liberal Party proposed to balance the budget by 2017-2018 by establishing a committee of ministers to find $ 2.25B in savings over 3 years and reduce the number of government agencies by 30%.
709:(RBC) report, the revised estimate of Ontario's deficit was $ 11.7 billion in 2018-2019 and it was projected to decrease by $ 1.4 billion in 2019-2020 mainly because of "the removal of the $ 1 billion contingency reserve." At that time it was projected that the deficit would be "completely eliminated in 2023-2024 with a small surplus of $ 0.3 billion." 741:, the Ontario government's budget for 2020-2021 is set for $ 38.5 billion, setting a new record and plotting no path to balance. It was reported in late 2020 that the Ford government was sitting on $ 12B of unspent COVID-19 contingency funding as the second wave hit, some of which was provided by the Federal government. 606:
described Veinot, as a "leading expert on pension accounting who finished first among 63,000 candidates in the 1998 certified public accountants exam in the U.S. Veinot contended that the government jointly sponsored pension plans (JSPPs) "holdings are an asset." Until 2015, Auditor General Lysyk and
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Debt reduction was proposed by all three major provincial parties in their 2014 election platforms. The Progressive Conservative Party proposed to eliminate the deficit and reduce debt through eliminating 100,000 public sector jobs, a public sector wage freeze and benefit reduction, and service cuts
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The Independent Financial Commission of Inquiry August 30, 2018 report was tabled to "establish a budgetary baseline" and to clarify Canadian Public Sector Accounting Standards requirements that the Ontario government must follow for the Auditor General of Ontario reports. The Commission recommended
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downgraded Ontario's rating from Aa1 to Aa2, citing "growing debt burden" as a major concern. In April 2018, the agency changed its outlook on this rating from "stable" to "negative," stating its expectation that "spending pressure will challenge the province's ability to sustain balanced fiscal
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reported on December 5, 2018, that Cindy Veinot, who was then Ontario's provincial controller, disagreed with Minister Fedeli's $ 15 billion deficit figure and the "accounting decisions made by the Ford government". Veinot said that, "I believe that the consolidated financial statements of the
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By 2019, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce reported that Ontario's debt was over $ 348 billion—representing about 41% of provincial GDP of almost $ 850 billion. Ontario's GDP is much larger than any of the other provinces and is almost half of Canada's GDP. "When combined with the federal debt
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The Ontario Finance Department reported in October 2018, that Ontario's public debt per person at $ 23,014, had surpassed that of Quebec at $ 21,606 in the fiscal year 2017-2018. Newfoundland and Labrador public debt per capita at $ 27,761, was the highest in Canada.
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province of Ontario as issued … materially overstate the deficit of the province for the year. Veinot resigned in September 2018, "because she refused to sign off on Finance Minister Vic Fedeli's inflated $ 15 billion deficit", according to
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her predecessors considered the JSPPs holdings to be an asset but in 2015, she changed her mind. The previous Liberal government also held that the JSPPs were an asset but Ford's new government administration disagreed.
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the debt increased from $ 90.7 billion in 1994-1995 to $ 132.7 billion in 2002-2003, even while cutting services and downloading formerly provincially-run services onto the municipalities. In the same period, the federal
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By way of contrast, the 2018-2019 deficit was eventually $ 7.4 billion, higher than the outgoing Wynne Government's projection but much lower than the incoming Ford government's $ 15 billion estimate in August 2018.
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have advocated for strong stimulus programs such as infrastructure spending to aid economic recovery and growth during the Great Recession. They also advocate eliminating corporate subsidies, tax loopholes and cuts.
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study found that Ontario had a 42.9% probability of defaulting on its debt obligations in the following 10-20 years (higher than any other province) and a 79.3% probability of defaulting in the following 30 years.
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government cut $ 7 billion total in transfers to all of the provinces. Following this, during the Harris government period, the federal government restored and actually increased support for the provinces.
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for 2019-2020 was 39.7%, and is projected to rise to 47.1% in 2020-21. Interest on the debt in 2019-20 was CDN$ 12.5 billion, representing 8.0% of Ontario's revenue and its fourth-largest spending area.
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The RBC said in April 2019, that the Ford government's debt target is soft, aiming to reduce the net debt-to-GDP ratio to "less than the inherited 40.8%" in the early years to "38.6% by 2023-2024."
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of 2008 had a considerable impact on Ontario, particularly its manufacturing sector. Ontario's budget surplus in 2007-2008 had by 2009-2010 given way to a $ 19 billion deficit.
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Ontario government's direct subsidies to corporations average $ 2.7 billion per year over the five years to 2011. It has been argued that business subsidies such as to the
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The Ford government subsequently ran a budget deficit of $ 8.7 billion during the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Due to record spending during the
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By June 2018, Ontario had "Canada's second-highest public debt per person and a growing budget deficit", according to
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Health and education together account for more than 50% of Ontario's spending ($ 61.3B and $ 29.1B, respectively).
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shares, projected a $ 600-million surplus in 2017-2018 but instead posted a 3.7 billion dollar deficit.
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does not help create widespread economic growth or new jobs and instead contributes to increased debt.
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have advocated for aggressive debt reduction through spending cuts. Organizations such as the
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Tax cuts and incentives to high income earners during the 1990s reduced government revenues.
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increased the total debt from $ 35.4 billion in 1989-1990 to $ 90.7 billion in 1994-1995.
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A September 21, 2018 review said that the 2017-18 deficit was $ 3.7 billion.
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Making sense of public dollars: Ontario government revenue, spending and debt
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The government of Ontario's debt has risen under all governments since 1989.
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A Plan for the People: 2018 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review
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As of March 31, 2018 the breakdown of Ontario's debt is as follows:
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The majority of the debt (83.1%) was issued in Canadian currency.
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The State of Ontario’s Indebtedness Warning Signs to Act
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In 2012, the governing Liberal Party commissioned the
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Ontario Financing Authority. 24 January 2021 436:Fiscal Reference Tables (as of November 2020) 1779:"Provincial Solvency and Federal Obligations" 1695:"Avoiding a Crisis: Fixing Ontario's deficit" 492:Canadian Dollar Non-Public Debt: $ 11.4B (3%) 8: 1808:"Paths to Prosperity - An Agenda for Growth" 1731:"Moody's downgrades Ontario's credit rating" 1431:"Doug Ford disrupts Canada's climate policy" 489:Canadian Dollar Treasury Bills: $ 18.9B (5%) 483:Canadian Dollar Public Bonds: $ 259.4B (74%) 1028:Ministry of Finance, Ontario (2019-06-04). 784:Provincial Solvency and Federal Obligations 585:Canadian Public Sector Accounting Standards 438:Public Accounts of Ontario (Year by Year) 1704:. Fraser Institute. 2012. 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Index

Government of Ontario
Ontario Financing Authority
CDN
Debt-to-GDP ratio
1990s recession
Ontario New Democratic Party
Bob Rae
Progressive Conservative
Mike Harris
Liberal
Liberal
Dalton McGuinty
Kathleen Wynne
Hydro One
Bonnie Lysyk
Auditor General of Ontario
Canadian Public Sector Accounting Standards
Royal Bank of Canada
COVID-19 pandemic
Great Recession
Ontario's automotive sector
Moody's Investors Service
Drummond Report
Non-governmental organizations
Fraser Institute
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Ontario portal
British Columbia Government Debt
Economy of Ontario

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