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Taxpayers hammered by $2.1â€"billion tax grab last year He wanted more focus on the deficit and ways and means of reducing the deficit. Also, speaking at the seminar was Michelle Seguin from the Town of Oakville, and tax specialist Dave Regan from KPMG Peat Marwick Thome. McCormack said the health tax break is not enough to satisfy the business community which he said was alienated in the early days of the NDP government. He criticized the NDP governâ€" ment for trying to "cosy up" to the very people they alienated in the early days and said it is too late to pacify those same people. In his presentation, McCormack pointed to the increase in governâ€" ment expenditures in the three year period from 1989 to 1992. "It is clear in only three years, the govâ€" ernment in power chose to run up the largest deficit in history on a lot "Let‘s face it. There‘s not a whole lot here. And no one expectâ€" ed it," said McCormack. In the days prior to budget day, analysts preâ€" dicted a good news, electionâ€"style document intended to boost job creâ€" ation and avoid controversy. The president of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce concurred with McCormack. "There‘s not a lot of meat in it," said Rick Kedzior, adding he was disappointed and unimpressed with the budget. "It‘s a stand pat, preâ€"election budget." And, although employers who increase their payroll will get a oneâ€" year break on the health tax for new workers, he doesn‘t believe the govâ€" ernment has gone far enough to lure back disenchanted business people. (Continued from page 1) Last year, Ontario taxpayers were hammered with the largest tax increase in Ontario history at $2.1â€" billion. McCormack said while the averâ€" age voter will be happy to escape new taxes and no cuts in service, the business community is mostly unimpressed with the document. 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