Sarnia

Chamber Overall Pleased With Budget

Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce President Rory Ring is giving yesterday's federal budget an "eight out of ten."

Overall, he's pleased despite Finance Minister Joe Oliver draining $2-billion from a contingency fund in order to project a $1.4-billion surplus for this fiscal year.

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Ring was especially pleased with a promise to lower taxes for small businesses from 11 per cent to 9 per cent by 2019.

He also likes that there's new money for training and education programs to fill existing labour market gaps.

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