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Huron Expositor, 2009-04-01, Page 9iw-� is -ti .,.y.::.+•,.». 45�: .tea • MPP says most Cheryl -Heath Huron -Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell is calling the Liberal party's March 26 budget a good -news one, though she is quick to acknowledge it re- quires further explanation. Indeed, Mitchell's constituency 'of- fices ffices are in the process of mailing out householders designed to spell out what the province's plan to harmo- nize the provincial sales and Goods and Services Tax will mean when it comes to nickels and cents. "That's where it becomes a long conversation," she says. What's most important to note, says Mitchell, is 93 per cent of Ontarians will not see their change purses neg- atively impacted by the move, which -is-set to take effect in 2010. There are items, like diapers and children's clothing, that will be ex- empt, and the province also plans to set up a rebate system, with an immediate effect of rebating up to $1,000 per family, to ensure the har- monized sales tax doesn't chip away at family savings. The province is also ramping up its child -tax credit increase of up to $1,100 from the current $600 figure. 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"We're going to need that invest- ment," she says. The budget also includes increased funding for sum- mer -employment opportunities for youth. Further, Mitchell is pleased with the province's pledge to further pro- mote Ontario food production via the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs through an $8 -million -per year program. There is also $40 million earmarked to sup- port destination marking in Ontario tourism regions. Asked about the province's five per cent planned cut to the public service, Mitchell notes those jobs are represented in areas that cur- rently handle provincial sales tax and since the taxes are being harmonized, the tax collection will fall under the fed- eral government's purview. Mitchell reports hearing few com- ments, thus far, about the budget from constitu- ents. She notes the budget is eyeing a $14 billion defi- cit over the next two years, but it is committed to eliminating that by 2015-16. 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