Doug Ford’s platform doesn’t include a full costing breakdown of how he would pay for his promises and contains some pledges with no cost estimates
, and it contains $40-billion in promises plus a proposal to get rid of the minimum retail price for liquor.
Minimum prices for spirits vary based on volume and alcohol content and are indexed to inflation, and the minimum retail price for a 750 millilitre bottle of vodka is currently set to rise this weekend to $31.15.has not made any public announcements about his alcohol promise, unlike in 2018 when he made setting the price floor for beer at $1 – or Buck-a-Beer – a central part of his campaign.
Among the $40-billion worth of promises are a few previously unannounced measures including a $5-billion Protect Ontario Account to help respond to American tariffs, $705-million to expand STEM and skilled trades training capacity at postsecondary institutions, and $50-million to support modular housing technology.
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