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Page 2' Whitby Freo Press, Wecinesday, May 1 5j1996 IlConfidence ýbooster' la. 1 Ob go Whitby MPPs tout provincial budget JUST LISTED ... Spacious famîl home in quiet area, 3+1 bedrooms, eaitin kitchen with walkout ta deck, direct access ta garage, ceramic foyerarnd roughed-in central vac., don't delay, great -"alue at $1 58,900. Copu. POO LBUSTERS FACTORY OUTLET Replacement Inground Liners from$ 9 0 SERVICES AVAILABLE " Trouble Shooting " Repairs & Restoration..... " Liner - Coping - EquipmentINTLE " MAintpn;inr.p Prnr;;m NrT LLn *Opening & Closing *24 hr service [il117YMý7l i PROFES*IPlanterO Ciýemi*aAetaininge By Mike Kowall Ontario's first Progfressive Conservativq budget in il years 436-1800 WILMOT CREEK RETIREMENT VILLAGE corne havq a look at this great 2 bedroom bungalow, 5 appliances, 2 bedrooms, large dining room with ., walkout, private setting, close to lake, super facilities, golf, pool, tennis etc., priced to sel at $44,900. Quality growers ofyourfavouritefriats, vegetables, bedding plants and hanging basketi. b ,3; will helpbaput the province'. economy bak on the "rad t reBover,stW.hitby's two Tor MPPs Jim Flaherty (Durhamn Centre) and John OToole (Dur- ham East) touted the budget delivered by Finance Minster Ernie Eves last week as a docu- ment that will restare consumer confidence and boost job creation. Both mon also pointod ta mea- sures such as the fmirt porsonal incarne tax cut in 25 years as further proof of thoir partys commitment ta the promises which led ta its election. last year. "It was basically what I thought it wauld be,» Flaherty saidFPriday, follawing his return from a two-day excursion in northwestern Ontario ta sell the budget ini an area currently ,bereift of Canservative members. While applauding the much- anticipated30.2-per cent incarne tai that will'be spread out aver the next throe years Flaherty was also pleased with É;ve deci- sion ta kckstart Ontario's slum- beringhousing industry. First-time buyers of newly- built homes will-be eligible for a refund of their land transfer tax up ta a maximum of $1,725. «Some people say that's not a lot of maney, but it is when youre buying your first house," siFlert a stimulant, but I don'lt think it will cost thé trea- sury any significant amount of maney,»- he said in noting that the casts shauld be recovered from more construction workers being employed and more houses being sold. Flaherty firmly rejected charges from the apposition par- ties and other critics that the incarne. tax cut, will not be the boon the gavernment oxpocts it ta be and that the poor will be paying for a tai break for the wealthy. "I think they should look at the Kennedy administration in- the U.S. and tho state of Michi- gan the last five years,» he caun- tered. INVESTOR-RENOVATOR $1 75,000. Whitby Downtown, 1800 sq. ft. on main floor, full basement, 2 apts. on 2nd floor and the 3rd floor is open space. To view cali Blair Buchanan, 436-1800. rMMI~UvMi, LU~fI - L# iJÀN JII 1 $224,900. Walkout from basement, large deck off kitchen, main floor family room wth fireplace, 4 bedrooms, 2400 sq. ft., neutral decor. To view cail Blair Buchanan, 436-1800. Blair Buchanian '"u'OV [,.*;»ý, 1 1, - ý »- .-,-.».ý-ý.. .. ......... ............ 1«-.ý--« :@] «Tai cuts coupled with spend. ingredctinscroate jobs.' Flaery aoosuggsted that opponents examine, the record of Onitaria'. previaus New Demo- cratic Party government and the unumerous tai increases" that actually «reduoed government revenue? during its nearly five yoars in power. «We knaw the effect will be a- positive one" ho said. «r]ve juat been in what's sup- posed to b. posto country and the feelin there is we need a stimulus. They're pleased thats part of aur plan.» Flahoerty referrod ta, support for the budget and the govern- ment'. overaîl directionî from such groupe as the Ontario ChambÏer of Commerce, Cana- dian Federation of Independent Business and the Canadian Manufacturerd'Association. Ho noted that Honda itends ta open an assembly, plant in Allistan that will emplay 1,200 people, while Magna Inter- national plans ta buIld a truck frame plant in St. Thomas that will croate 700 jobs. "Theso two no'w auto planta are coming ta Ontario, not bocause wo'ro giving them money, but because thoy respect our worforco and. appreciate what'we!re doing in reducing taxes and spending.» However, Flaherty conceded that critics have a lemitimate fear that the tai cut wil e offset by increased, user fees and higher property taxes from municipali- ties and school boards coping with les. maney from Queen's Park. But. this can be avoided if ôther levels of government follaw the provninc' lead, Flaherty said, while expressing a'i- appointment' with the Durham Board of Education for approvin a budge-t that calîs for a n average $35 tai hike. '«Tey have ta, stop doing what they don't need ta, do," hé said. «Th prvinialgovernment is reducn h otof government by n-hr.W can do it and SEE PAGE 30 lý ."ý 1