A balanced budget means there will be new investments, important investments,” said Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa ( Frank Gunn / THE CANADIAN PRESS )Finance Minister Charles Sousa will balance the province’s books for the first time in almost a decade with an April 27 budget. A balanced budget means there will be new investments, important investments,” he said, mindful Ontario voters will head to the polls for a June 7, 2018 provincial election. Article Continued Below“In a sense, the 2017 budget represents the start of a new era. Just this morning, we announced that real GDP increased by 2.7 per cent in 2016 – we beat private sector forecasts,” said Sousa. We need to protect that investment, so we need to take a thoughtful approach to avoid unintended consequences,” he said.

Source: thestar April 13, 2017 17:03 UTC