Manitoba Budget: Comedy and Tragedy in One Package
The Manitoba budget pits tax cuts against spending hikes as Finance Minister Greg Selinger balances rhetoric with risks. Spending rises by $359 million while tax relief totals only $59 million, leaving the budget name balanced yet fiscally loud amid recession fears.
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Manitoba Budget Critique Lets Taxes Grow and Spending Climb
In a weekly Lets Talk Taxes column the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Manitoba argues Manitoba’s 2001 budget hikes spending led by healthcare, warns of an expanding fiscal burden, critiques tax gaps with Alberta and Saskatchewan, and notes proposed hydro rate increases and bracket creep. The piece condemns lack of tax cuts and reliance on federal transfers.
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