Premier Doug Ford wants municipalities and school boards to reduce their spending by 4 percent.
He’s also offering up $7.3 million in funding for them to hire independent auditors to help them find the savings.
He says the government will pay for independent experts to look at their books “line by line” just like the government did.
Ford admits it will be difficult, but getting spending under control is the right thing to do
“If it came down to protecting their children’s future every family in Ontario could find 4 cents on the dollar in their own household budget,” says the Premier. “All we are asking is that our partners join us in doing the same.”
Ford says 92 per cent all government funding is current directed at municipalities, school board, hospitals, social services and others.
