Budget 2017
Road to recovery paved with infrastructure investment
5 minute read Thursday, Apr. 13, 2017The Pallister government’s recent announcements on cost controls in public services had many wondering how bad the news from the 2017-18 budget speech would get. Yet the reaction coming from the legislature Tuesday was more of relief, not anguish.
The reactions of some groups (students, public-service unions) would differ, but most of those poring over budget papers found it to be middle-of-the-road stuff. Restraint? Yes. Austerity? Nope.
Finance Minister Cameron Friesen is controlling costs. Overall expenditures by core government departments this year will rise by 2.7 per cent over last year’s forecasted expenditures. Friesen has delivered on the central goal of wrestling with the deficit, cutting the budgeted summary deficit to $840 million this year.
So, with its second budget, the Pallister government has announced it has moved beyond “correcting the course” to “responsible recovery.”
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3 minute read Preview Tuesday, Apr. 11, 2017Winners and losers in Manitoba's budget
1 minute read Tuesday, Apr. 11, 2017WINNIPEG - Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government released its 2017-18 budget Tuesday. Here is a look at some of the winners and losers:
Winners:
Current taxpayers: Budget contains no new increases to personal or business taxes.
Future taxpayers: Overall deficit is $840 million, but that is $32 million less than last year.
No new taxes, but relief is minor
4 minute read Preview Tuesday, Apr. 11, 2017No estimate of financial, employment impacts of public-sector wage controls
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5 minute read Preview Wednesday, Apr. 12, 2017A look at some highlights of the Manitoba budget
1 minute read Tuesday, Apr. 11, 2017WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government released its 2017-18 budget on Tuesday. Here is a look a some of the highlights:
— No increases to personal or business taxes.
— Department spending increases are being held at or near the rate of inflation: 1.8 per cent for health; 1.1 per cent for education.
— Tuition fee income-tax rebate for post-secondary graduates who stay to work in Manitoba — worth up to $2,500 a year per person — to be phased out by 2018.
Eyes on budget as municipal leaders gather
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