December 19th, 2023
December 19th, 2023
WATERLOO — Official Opposition NDP Finance critic Catherine Fife issued the following response to the Financial Accountability Office (FAO)’s report on the Ford government’s spending in 2023-4:
“People are struggling to get by during a cost-of-living crisis, yet the Ford Conservatives continue to shortchange Ontarians, underspending by billions of dollars.
The government’s overall spending is $2 billion less than planned, including less-than-planned spending in vital areas like social services, education and public health.
It’s shameful to see the Conservatives underspend by $183 million on social assistance at a time when Ontario’s woefully inadequate rates of ODSP and OW, compounded by the affordability crisis, are making life unbearable for some of the most vulnerable people in our province.
The NDP continues to urge the Ford government to double ODSP and OW rates immediately.”
Background
The report also shows: