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To Premier Dalton McGuinty:
On the 11th of September 2003 you signed a pledge to uphold the Taxpayers’ Protection and Balanced Budget Act if your party formed the next government of Ontario. You specifically promised to:
“Not raise taxes or implement new taxes without the explicit consent of Ontario voters;
and Not run deficits.”
Since then, there have been growing indications that you will break one, if not both, of these promises. You have suggested that certain tax credits may be repealed, thus increasing the tax burden on Ontarians. You have further stated that your budget will likely not be balanced in the next fiscal year.
Mr. Premier, should you break your promise to Ontario taxpayers, you will fail to respect the will of the people who elected you. You will lose the trust Ontarians placed in you to safeguard their hard-earned tax dollars.
We, the undersigned taxpayers, call on the government of Ontario to keep its election promise, not raise taxes without consultation, not run deficits, and uphold the Taxpayers’ Protection and Balanced Budget Act.
To Premier Dalton McGuinty:
On the 11th of September 2003 you signed a pledge to uphold the Taxpayers’ Protection and Balanced Budget Act if your party formed the next government of Ontario. You specifically promised to:
“Not raise taxes or implement new taxes without the explicit consent of Ontario voters;
and Not run deficits.”
Since then, there have been growing indications that you will break one, if not both, of these promises. You have suggested that certain tax credits may be repealed, thus increasing the tax burden on Ontarians. You have further stated that your budget will likely not be balanced in the next fiscal year.
Mr. Premier, should you break your promise to Ontario taxpayers, you will fail to respect the will of the people who elected you. You will lose the trust Ontarians placed in you to safeguard their hard-earned tax dollars.
We, the undersigned taxpayers, call on the government of Ontario to keep its election promise, not raise taxes without consultation, not run deficits, and uphold the Taxpayers’ Protection and Balanced Budget Act.
