Manitoba budget 1999 2000 balance and tax cuts praised
Finance Minister Harold Gilleshammer presents a balanced 1999 2000 Manitoba budget with a $21 million surplus, $185 millionRainy Day Fund use plus a $131 million Ottawa payment. It lowers personal income tax by three points, reduces the small business tax, raises health care spending 10 percent to $2.1 billion, and promises education family and social services funding while maintaining fiscal restraint amid criticisms.
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A Canadian voice recalls power outages and the push for a home generator amid Y2K fears. Residents discuss unreliable utilities, generator purchases, and shifting energy ideas while Angus Reid polls show high investment worry. The piece blends personal need with national concern about the millennium bug and financial safety.
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