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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1982
Page
1
Finance Minister Allan MacEachen imposes two year wage and price ceilings on federal employees and pensioners to fight inflation. He raises taxes and expands grants for first time home buyers while boosting child tax credits and proposing new investment certificates to ease mortgage costs.
Finance Minister Allan MacEachen unveils a budget urging wage limits of six percent for the year starting July and five percent thereafter. It forecasts a $19.6 billion deficit, $78.1 billion in expenditures, and $58.6 billion in revenues, plus measures to aid housing, small business, and tax credits.
Harry Weiner former mayor of Medicine Hat is appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. The notice appears on Page 2. Also mentions weather and a Beirut cornered guerrilla surrender demand on Page 16.
Medicine Hat area farmers and ranchers say the federal budget announced Monday is too little too late for the agricultural industry. Wayne Heller, Zone 1 chairman of the Alberta Cattle Commission, called the move something they might have liked to see seven months ago.
Ottawa imposes sweeping wage caps for 500 000 federal employees plus Crown corporations the military RCMP MPs and senators set at six percent for 12 months and five percent the next year any higher increases signed before budget night are allowed to stand but new legislation blocks future raises. Unions promise resistance as farmers face costs and energy pressures.
Ottawa critic argues the budget worsens recession risks. Taxes rise by more than 4 billion, with 1.3 billion starting January and unemployment insurance premiums up next year. Deficit climbs past 19.6 billion as the economy slows, job losses mount, and inflation persists.
The Canadian dollar traded under 77 cents U.S. in morning trading as Finance Minister Allan MacEachen's budget was called very disappointing. It opened at 76.91, dipped from 77.70, and hovered around 76.98 to 76.99 by noon with traders predicting further weakness.
The Medicine Hat News offers a free full page Canadian flag in Wednesday edition. Readers can display the flag in windows at picnics or wave it at ball games to celebrate Canada’s 115th birthday on July 1.
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