Province of Manitoba

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Invest in Vital Front-line Services

Manitobans want front-line services - health care, supports for families and public safety – protected from severe cuts.
- further investments in long-term care, including personal care homes and home care
- introduce quick care clinics and mobile primary health care units
- train more doctors and nurses
- increase financial support to schools and develop a multi-year funding arrangement for universities
- fund 2,100 new child-care spaces, as well as an additional 400 enhanced nursery spaces
- provide funding for more police officers and prosecutors
- begin construction at the new women’s hospital and open the expanded maternity ward at St. Boniface General Hospital
- build new or expanded EMS stations in Flin Flon, Pine Falls, Oakbank/Springfield, Lac du Bonnet, Stonewall and Vita
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Stimulate Economic Growth

Budget 2010 invested in infrastructure, innovation and the green economy to both create jobs and position Manitoba for a successful future. Budget 2011 provides further investments to support job creation, innovation and environmentally focused projects.
- add hundreds of new apprenticeship seats
- invest close to $1.8 billion in infrastructure programs including roads, parks, water infrastructure and housing
- introduce a new program to support business innovation
- develop a plan for the third phase of construction at Assiniboine Community College’s campus in Brandon
- open the new hydro-electric dam at Wuskwatim
- increase the Green Energy Equipment Tax Credit for geothermal heating
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Manage Government Spending

Manitoba’s five-year plan calls for targeting new spending to front-line services and limiting core government spending growth.
- zero per cent pay increase for the general civil service
- freeze overall discretionary salary and operating expenditures for existing services government-wide
- pay reductions for cabinet ministers and frozen wages for MLAs and senior government staff
- reduce red tape for the not-for profit sector
- expand the BizPal online service
- introduce new online services
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Restore Balance

A decade of balanced budgets put Manitoba in a strong position to address the economic downturn. All Canadian governments, provincial and federal, went into deficit.
- While Manitoba was in a better position than other governments, the province still faced a budget shortfall.
Manitoba’s Five-Year Economic Plan was developed to address this shortfall. Targeted strategies were introduced to restore balance over five years and return to surplus in Budget 2014.

In Budget 2011, Manitoba continues to maintain the responsible fiscal approach that has earned six credit rating improvements in the last decade.
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Maintain Affordability

The province has a high standard of living for a comparatively low cost. Manitoba’s Five-Year Economic Plan ensures this affordability advantage remains by maintaining competitive tax rates, supporting rural and urban communities and improving housing, safety and education.
- increase the Education Property Tax Credit
- increase the Farmland School Tax Rebate
- increase the maximum Education Property Tax Credit for seniors
- introduce a new tax credit to help families with the cost of arts and cultural activities for children
- introduce the Neighbourhoods Alive! Tax Credit to create jobs for people facing barriers to employment
- ensure more predictable funding and greater future revenue growth in grants for municipalities

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