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加中时报:可怕的并不仅是财赤数字

(加中时报) 赤字247亿元!即使安省省民对经济低迷早有预计,但当安省财长邓肯周四宣布这一创纪录的财赤数字时,民众仍为之意外而强烈不满,怒斥麦坚迪政府治省无方,致使省民背负沉重债务。但财赤并不足畏,可怕的是安省在危难之时未能有效振市,留给未来难以收拾的烂摊子。

仅以政府脸面而言,财赤在目前经济环境下并不难堪,有时还可成为另类政绩。众所周知,全球举债救市成了财赤最主要的原因,有经济报告指出,加拿大联邦及各省今年累积财赤可能高达一千亿元。很多海外政府斥资振市成为精妙的转折点,博得经济学家及社会的掌声。但从实质内容来看,安省政府这份财赤报告形同一本烂账,与其他海外政府成功救市的财报完全不能相提并论,就是一份贫穷的不及格成绩单。问题就在於,现今的财赤,政府将钱用到哪里去了?是否为未来经济复苏打下基础?如果没有在一定时间内(一直预期至2015年)的减赤及平衡预算的能力,就可能陷於结构性赤字之劫,造成社会系统性的发展障碍。

麦坚迪政府可以将目前经济惨景归罪於全球性的经济萧条,但不能作为掩饰其管治无能的理由。确实,安省此次是经济危机的重灾区,这是由於经济结构及过度依赖美国市场的多种长期原因所造成的,例如汽车工业是最明显的受重创产业,这种损失短期内都无法复元。但安省政府是可以更有所为来应对经济风暴,这只要与海外其他地区政府振市措施作一比较,就可见麦坚迪政府所为有限,尤其在调整及振兴产业方面显得无所适从。

扶植产业才是原动力

全球各国一年多来救市计划,都是以扶植产业,救助企业为主基调,如中国大量向企业放贷,美国的换车计划等,目标非常清楚,可以称之为急功近利,这可能会有未来的後遗症,但至少在短期内对整个市场有稳定及输血作用。

加拿大在这轮救市潮中充塞着政党政治味道,致使不少救市计划成了口惠实不至的空头支票,不仅有政党间对於振市资源流向的争执,例如联邦自由党指责执政党政府将振市资金大量流向保守党选区,而像自由党票仓的多伦多就所得甚少。另外,政党政客多以浅显易为的政策取悦选民,如同麦坚迪政府今年预算案中的增资振市计划,主要用於技术培训,救助汽车业,医疗保健等,而更直接投入市场刺激消费及扶植企业的资源比重仍相当不足。道理很简单,现在不是急需培训人力去填补职位空缺,而是急需让企业生存,培植新兴产业,让更多投资者开创生意,创造出更多就业机会。事实上现在政府用了很多资源进行人力资源培训,但结果是接受培训者走出课堂还是面对职位不足的局面,长期如此就会形同另一种资源浪费。

如果政府不能以最大的资源及时扶植本地产业,未来财赤问题就无法从根本加以解决。但令人不安的是,这一问题并未引起社会更多的关注,反而在面对严重财赤问题时,又陷於减支或增税的争论窠臼之中。时下谈增税,如同捅了马蜂窝,省民抗争情绪会很强烈,任何政党都断不敢轻易下重手。那就只有在削减服务,减少政府开支方面大作文章,如政府公务员无薪假的实施等。但小作为面对的是 247亿元财赤的巨洞,靠着政府省吃俭用何时才能填补成平地?唯有支持产业发展,增加创收才能解决长远困难。

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各位知道安省养了多少懒人吗? 到社区看一下就知道了。难怪政府的将纳税人的钱花光了。
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