The debt expressed as a percentage of the provincial economy (debt-to-GDP-ratio) was 27.2%.
And taxpayers were paying $9.6 billion annually in interest on debt.
Today, after 15 years of Liberal rule, under McGuinty and now Wynne, Ontario’s public debt is projected at $325 billion this year, a 134% increase since 2003 — far outstripping population, inflation and economic growth.
Today’s debt-to-GDP ratio is 37.6%.
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