Provincial fall economic outlook commits to tax cut over minimum wage hike

Provincial fall economic outlook commits to tax cut over minimum wage hike

Lakehead Social Planning Council social researcher Bonnie Krysowaty (Matt Vis, tbnewswatch.com) THUNDER BAY – A local poverty reduction advocate says minimum-wage earners would be better off with more income rather than a tax cut.

The Progressive Conservative government on Thursday revealed its fall economic outlook, its first fiscal blueprint since taking office after June’s provincial election.

While the plan contains little to no surprises, it follows through on a campaign promise to eliminate personal provincial income tax those earning less than $30,000 in place of freezing minimum wage at $14 per hour , cancelling the increase that would have going into […]

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