170亿！！省府抗疫新措施出炉！细节快来看！
为因应疫情之发展，政府首步措施是出台一系列行动计划。计划当中包括70亿元，用于为医疗系统提供额外资源，并为人民和工作提供直接帮助。 此外，政府还将提供100亿元，以延期缴纳税款及其他费用为手段，借此改善人民和企业的现金流，并为工作和家庭预算提供保障。
医疗 Health 33亿 2.我们将为本省医院投资9.35亿元。鉴于我们政府致力于改善医院容纳量问题，因此其中5.94亿元将用于加快改善的步伐。另外3.41亿元将用于提供额外1000张急救床、500张重症监护病床和建设更多检测中心。 3.我们将增拨1.6亿元公共卫生资金，不仅用来加强我们监测和监控新冠病毒的能力，也用来加强实验室测试能力和家庭测试能力(home testing)，最后这笔钱还将拨给虚拟医疗(virtual care)和安省健康热线。 4.我们将投资2.43亿元，其中一部分将花费在长期护理领域，以加强长期护理机构面对大量病人涌入时的应对能力。同时，这笔钱将用于加强全天候筛查能力。此外，这笔钱也将用于提供更多感染管控人员，以及提供更多医疗设备和耗材。 5.我们将投资7500万元，为一线员工提供个人防护设备和重要医疗用品，以与新冠疫情做斗争。
人民与工作 People and Work 37亿元 1.疫情期间，由于学校和日托所关闭，导致各家庭额外花费增加，我们政府将为各家庭提供一次性资金。不管公校生还是私校生，每名12岁以下孩子都将有200元，而有特殊需要的孩子每人将会获得250元。 5.疫情期间，我们提出将暂时性增加“雇主医疗税”（EHT）的豁免金额，借此可为大约5万7千名雇主免去3.55亿元税款。2.疫情期间，每名低收入老年人的“安省收入保障金”（GAINS）将增加一倍，此政策将为期六个月。 3.疫情期间，我们将为每个有资格的本省住户、农场和小企业电力用户，提供更廉价的电费。具体措施为，在2020年-2021年间，政府将为电费减免项目提供56亿元，较2019年政府预算整整多了15亿元。 4.疫情期间，为进一步给本省住户、农场和小企业电力用户提供帮助，将把电费调至最低价，即非高峰段费用。在之后45天时间内时时刻刻都是如此。如此，便可以解决广大用户白天用电量增多的问题。 6.疫情期间，考虑到各家庭还面临着支付能源账单(energy bills)的这个问题，我们将降低“低收入能源补助计划”（LEAP）的门槛，并确保这期间各家庭不会因为不交能源费，而被切断电力和天然气供应。 7.疫情期间，为支援在防疫前线奋战的人员，例如医护人员、警察、消防员和惩教人员。我们将为他们子女提供紧急托儿服务。 8.疫情期间，我们将让更多人加入“安省就业补助计划”(Ontario Works)旗下之“紧急补助计划”(emergency assistance program)，借此给深陷经济困境的民众提供经济援助，并帮助更多人去满足他们的基本需求，例如食物和房屋租金。 9.疫情期间，为加强慈善机构和非盈利社会服务组织(如食品赒济库、收容所、教堂和紧急服务类组织)应对疫情的能力，我们政府将给区域社会服务管理局(District Social Service Administration Boards)和综合市政服务管理人(Consolidated Municipal Service Managers)提供1.48亿元，然后交由对方根据当地需求来分发这笔钱。 10.疫情期间，我们为学生提供六个月的“安省学生助学计划”（OSAP）贷款和应计利息减免，为人民节省更多钱。 11.疫情期间，针对部分地区就业增长缓慢，我们提出了一个新的“企业所得税抵免”(Corporate Income Tax Credit)方案，名为“地区机遇投资税抵免”(Regional Opportunities Investment Tax Credit)。 12.疫情期间，我们将为原住民社区提供额外的2600万元支持，包括向有经济需要的城区原住民提供紧急援助，并且支付向偏远的原住民提供医疗保健专业人员和重要物资所需的费用。
现金流支援 Cashflow Support 100亿元 此外，政府计划中还将提供100亿元，通过延期缴纳税务和其他费用，来改善人民和企业在未来数月内的现金流。1.我们将提供五个月的利息和罚款减免，向企业提供60亿元，使得企业能够上报和支付大部分省级税。 2.鉴于六月三十日，将是本年第二季度终止日期。我们允许市政当局延期90天将教育地税汇至各教育局，借此使得各市政当局有足够操作空间，来允许住户和企业延期缴纳地税，但与此同时又能使各教育局的政府资助不间断。 3.我们下令让安省劳工安全和保险局（WSIB）允许雇主将付款延期六个月，借此提供了19亿元。 英文原文 The government's action plan is a first step in its response to COVID-19 and includes $7 billion in additional resources for the health care system and direct support for people and jobs. It also will make available $10 billion in support for people and businesses through tax and other deferrals to improve their cash flow, protecting jobs and household budgets. Health – $3.3 Billion · Committing to a dedicated $1.0 billion COVID-19 contingency fund for emerging needs related to the COVID-19 outbreak. · Investing $935 million for the hospital sector, including $594 million to accelerate progress on the government's commitment to address capacity issues, as well as $341 million for an additional 1,000 acute care and 500 critical care beds and additional assessment centres. · Increasing public health funding by $160 million to support COVID-19 monitoring, surveillance, and laboratory and home testing, while also investing in virtual care and Telehealth Ontario. · Investing $243 million for surge capacity in the long-term care sector, as well as funding for 24/7 screening, more staffing to support infection control, and supplies and equipment to help tackle the COVID-19 outbreak. · Investing $75 million to supply personal protective equipment and critical medical supplies to front-line staff to tackle COVID-19. People and Jobs – $3.7 Billion · Helping families pay for the extra costs associated with school and daycare closures during the COVID-19 outbreak by providing a one-time payment of $200 per child up to 12 years of age, and $250 for those with special needs, including children enrolled in private schools. · Proposing to double the Guaranteed Annual Income System (GAINS) payment for low-income seniors for six months. · Supporting more affordable electricity bills for eligible residential, farm and small business consumers, by providing approximately $5.6 billion for electricity cost relief programs in 2020-21, which is an increase of approximately $1.5 billion compared to the 2019 Budget plan. · Further supporting more affordable electricity bills by setting electricity prices for residential, farm and small business time-of-use customers at the lowest rate, known as the off-peak price, 24 hours a day for 45 days to support ratepayers in their increased daytime electricity usage as they respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, addressing concerns about time-of-use metering. · Cutting taxes by $355 million for about 57,000 employers through a proposed temporary increase to the Employer Health Tax (EHT) exemption. · Providing $9 million in direct support to families for their energy bills by expanding eligibility for the Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) and ensuring that their electricity and natural gas services are not disconnected for nonpayment during the COVID-19 outbreak. · Providing emergency child care options to support parents working on the front lines, such as health care workers, police officers, firefighters and correctional officers. · Expanding access to the emergency assistance program administered by Ontario Works to provide financial support to people facing economic hardship and help more people meet basic needs such as food and rent during this public health emergency. · Enhancing funding by $148 million for charitable and non-profit social services organizations such as food banks, homeless shelters, churches and emergency services to improve their ability to respond to COVID-19, by providing funding directly to Consolidated Municipal Service Managers and District Social Service Administration Boards who would allocate this funding based on local needs. · Providing six months of Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) loan and interest accrual relief for students, leaving more money in people's pockets. · Helping to support regions lagging in employment growth with a proposed new Corporate Income Tax Credit, the Regional Opportunities Investment Tax Credit. · Providing additional supports of $26 million to Indigenous peoples and communities, including emergency assistance for urban Indigenous people in financial need, and costs for health care professionals and critical supplies to reach remote First Nations. Support for People and Businesses to Improve Cash Flow - $10 Billion The government's plan also includes measures that will make available $10 billion in support for people and businesses through tax and other deferrals to improve their cash flows over the coming months, including: · Making available $6 billion by providing five months of interest and penalty relief for businesses to file and make payments for the majority of provincially administered taxes. · Over $1.8 billion by deferring the upcoming June 30 quarterly municipal remittance of education property tax to school boards by 90 days, which will provide municipalities the flexibility to, in turn, provide property tax deferrals to residents and businesses, while ensuring school boards continue to receive their funding. · Making available $1.9 billion by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) allowing employers to defer payments for up to six months. |
