The Ontario government provides those communities with two cents per litre of the provincial gas tax revenue it collects.
But this year, the government is topping up the funding with the additional cash to make up for reduced gas sales during the COVID-19 pandemic.Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney says the gas tax funding allows municipalities to operate and expand public transit systems that people rely on for work and essential trips.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 21, 2022.
Wow, the rich and corporations get bailed out all the time, yet helping poor is considered a wasteful spending. The narrative needs to change in the direction of helping our less fortunate citizens.
Are you kidding me…..can’t pay our nurses. But let’s prop up fuel sales. NeverVoteConservative
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