Quinte West Chamber Budget Statement

“Here at the Quinte West Chamber we are pleased to see a robust plan for returning the Province to balanced budgets, without any  deep cuts to spending,” said Suzanne Andrews, General Manager at the Quinte West Chamber of Commerce.  “In our pre-budget submission to the Ontario Government we had asked for meaningful action to improve government’s fiscal responsibility without cutting back on essential services and this ‘spend smarter’ approach rather than an austerity approach is good news for business and all Ontarians.  We also emphasized the importance of transparency and accountability in government and the Fiscal Sustainability, Transparency and Accountability Act contains strong measures to ensure government is accountable to the people of Ontario.  With the previous commitment to reduce red tape and regulatory requirements and the various pro-business measures in this budget around skill trades, training and tax relief it will now be up to the business community to take advantage of these opportunities.”