Lewis not happy with budget

REGIONAL — Essex MP Chris Lewis has issued a statement about the recently passed federal budget and he’s not holding back.

“Canadians need a plan to deal with the cost-of-living crisis, to bolster our economic prosperity and competitiveness, and provide them with the hope that they can be better off than they were when the Liberals came to power,” he said through a media statement.

“Justin Trudeau failed to deliver that plan, instead adding another $50 billion dollars in uncontrolled spending that can only be paid through higher taxes.”

Lewis feels that Canadians needed a break that they didn’t get from this budget.

“To control inflation, you have to control spending,” he said. “They have failed. Trudeau continues a taxand-spend agenda to satisfy the NDP.”

He said the budget also does nothing to address the cost-of-living crisis Canadians are facing.

“Families that can’t afford more taxes and are struggling to pay their bills or put groceries on their table have been let down,” he added.

“Young families trying to save money to buy a house, with prices up nearly 30 per cent this year alone, have been let down. Seniors living on fixed incomes, struggling to afford the high costs they see everywhere they go, have been let down.”