Deficit financing should be revealed in Manitoba budget
The Manitoba budget set for April 19 by Finance Minister Greg Selinger aims to show the deficit level for the past year. It plans to borrow 75 million to claim a balanced 2003-04 report, while spending has risen from over 6 to 7.3 billion and Ottawa funding remains uncertain. The piece criticizes high spending, calls for cuts to nonessential programs, and questions the 140 million total for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights with Ottawa funding and private donations.
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Real estate optimism clashes with rising costs and risk
The Turner Report argues cheap money will spur a 2004 real estate surge in Canada with 3.5 percent prime rates and 2 percent mortgages. warns prices may rise but predicts potential losses if rates climb and demand ebbs. Garth Turner hosts Investment Television on Sundays on Global.
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