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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 02, 1962
Page
14
Premier Duff Roblin announced a 1962 63 Manitoba budget with a record estimated revenue of 121 529 300 and a 256 104 surplus after current expenditures. Tax cuts include personal income, corporation, hospital service, amusement taxes and incentives for oil and gas exploration, funded by a larger overall revenue and a 7 600 000 surplus from the prior year.
Premier Roblin outlines fiscal outlook with increased revenues from gas tax license fees and mining royalties while noting decreases in forest revenue and drivers licenses. The new Ottawa agreement adds 4.4 million in revenue and federal hospital taxes totaling 7.24 million are collected for the province.
The province plans 77.7 million this year for operating and capital projects to back education health and welfare. Education gets 38 million about a third of revenues with grants up 2.3 million. vocational funding up to 6 million and university grants rising. Manitoba Institute of Technology construction valued at 5 million due next March. Since 1958 59 school grants nearly doubled university grants 2.5 times and vocational spending 6.5 times to meet a more specialized economy. Health expenditures total 20.4 million for hospitals training units and care with further approvals pending.
The 1962 63 plan lists construction valued at 9 million with many projects extending beyond the year. Welfare commitments rise to 16.2 million, hydro adds 7 600 customers bringing hydro power to 38 million yearly, and Manitoba电 electricity users pay 1.15 cents per kWh. Net debt stands at 154 110 881, up 30.4 million, with 320 000 vehicle registrations and commercial licenses increasing to over 5 000.
The article highlights that mental illness affects all ages including children with childhood schizophrenia seen in kids as young as three or four. It urges support for research and dedicated child treatment centers, urging readers to join the Canadian Mental Health Association and contribute through Winnipeg and branches nationwide.
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