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BU
ILD
ING
BU
DG
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Th
e
MA
NIT
OB
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UD
GE
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Wh
at M
anito
ba’
s B
ud
ge
t M
ean
s to
YO
U
Min
iste
r’s
Me
ssag
e
Bu
ildin
g a
Gre
en
an
d G
row
ing
E
co
no
my
Bu
ildin
g M
anito
ba
Th
is i
s an
exc
itin
g ti
me
to l
ive
in M
anit
ob
a.
Th
ere
is
a re
new
ed
spir
it
of
op
tim
ism
an
d
stro
ng
mo
men
tum
fo
r g
row
th.
Ou
r p
rov
ince
’s s
ucc
ess
ov
er
eig
ht
year
s ca
n b
e m
easu
red
in
man
y w
ays:
We
have
mor
e do
ctor
s an
d nu
rses
Hou
sing
val
ues
are
up
Edu
cati
on p
rope
rty
taxe
s ar
e do
wn
Bui
ldin
g cr
anes
dot
the
sky
line
of W
inni
peg
Our
you
th p
opul
atio
n is
gro
win
g
Inv
estm
ents
in h
ighw
ay r
enew
al a
re a
t hi
stor
ic
high
leve
ls
Wat
er a
nd e
nvir
onm
enta
l pro
tect
ion
are
a go
vern
men
t pr
iori
ty
Rec
ord
tax
redu
ctio
ns h
ave
been
del
iver
ed
Bu
dge
t 2
00
7 –
Th
e B
uil
din
g B
ud
get
– b
uil
ds
on
th
ese
coll
ecti
ve s
ucc
esse
s b
y ch
arti
ng
a st
ron
g p
ath
fo
r th
e fu
ture
. I’m
pro
ud
to
no
te t
hat
th
is i
s th
e ei
ghth
bal
ance
d
bu
dge
t an
d
the
firs
t su
mm
ary
bu
dge
t in
M
anit
ob
a’s
his
tory
th
at f
ull
y re
flec
ts G
ener
ally
Acc
epte
d A
cco
un
tin
g P
rin
cip
les
(GA
AP
).
Th
is
wil
l p
rovi
de
an
op
en
and
ac
cou
nta
ble
rep
ort
of
ou
r p
rovi
nce
’s f
inan
cial
wel
l-b
ein
g an
d d
ynam
ic e
con
om
ic f
utu
re.
Wit
h
this
b
ud
get,
w
e ar
e co
nti
nu
ing
to
bu
ild
o
ur
thri
vin
g p
rov
ince
wh
ile
sup
po
rtin
g o
ur
fam
ilie
s, p
ayin
g d
ow
n t
he
deb
t, p
rote
ctin
g o
ur
wat
er a
nd
en
vir
on
men
t an
d d
eliv
erin
g re
cord
tax
rel
ief
for
all
Man
ito
ban
s.
Gre
g Se
ling
erM
inis
ter
of
Fin
ance
Bu
ildin
g S
afe
an
d S
tro
ng
C
om
mu
niti
es
Th
e p
rovi
nc
e o
f M
an
itob
a h
as
be
en
re
co
gn
ize
d in
Bu
sin
ess
We
ek
ma
ga
zin
e f
or
ma
kin
g s
ust
ain
ab
le d
eve
lop
me
nt
a k
ey
co
mp
on
en
t o
f e
co
no
mic
de
velo
pm
en
t.
No
w, m
ore
th
an e
ver,
Man
ito
ba
is b
uil
din
g fo
r th
e fu
ture
by
inve
stin
g in
key
in
fras
tru
ctu
re p
roje
cts
acro
ss t
he
pro
vin
ce. F
rom
sch
oo
ls t
o
ho
spit
als
to h
igh
way
s, t
he
bu
zz o
f h
eav
y co
nst
ruct
ion
is
sign
alin
g o
ur
pro
vin
ce’s
gro
wth
an
d p
rosp
erit
y. B
ud
get
20
07
pro
vid
es f
un
ds
that
wil
l h
elp
bu
ild
th
is m
om
entu
m.
A
prop
osal
cal
l has
bee
n is
sued
for n
ew w
ind
powe
r pro
ject
s to
talin
g 30
0 m
egaw
atts
– e
noug
h to
pow
er
100,
000
hom
es –
as
part
of o
ur s
trat
egy
to h
arve
st 1,
000
meg
awat
ts o
f win
d po
wer o
ver t
he n
ext d
ecad
e.
A
new
10%
Gre
en E
nerg
y M
anuf
actu
ring
Tax
Cred
it is
bei
ng in
trod
uced
to e
ncou
rage
new
and
exp
ande
d
man
ufac
turin
g of
mac
hine
ry a
nd e
quip
men
t use
d to
pro
duce
rene
wabl
e en
ergy
.
El
igib
ility
for M
anito
ba A
gric
ultu
ral S
ervi
ces
Corp
orat
ion’
s al
tern
ativ
e en
ergy
loan
pro
gram
will
be
broa
dene
d to
sup
port
eco
nom
ic d
iver
sifi c
atio
n in
rura
l Man
itoba
.
In
vest
men
ts w
ill b
e m
ade
in th
e M
anito
ba In
tera
ctiv
e Di
gita
l Med
ia F
und
to a
ssis
t the
gro
wing
num
ber o
f
Man
itoba
dig
ital m
edia
com
pani
es w
ith c
onte
nt d
evel
opm
ent,
mar
ketin
g an
d pr
omot
ion.
Ne
w re
sour
ces
will
focu
s on
str
engt
heni
ng M
anito
ba’s
posi
tion
as a
nat
iona
l and
inte
rnat
iona
l
tran
spor
tatio
n hu
b.
We
are
sett
ing
a n
ew c
ou
rse
for
ou
r p
rovi
nce
b
ased
on
ou
r ex
trao
rdin
ary
entr
epre
neu
rsh
ip
and
in
no
vati
on
, gro
win
g th
e sk
ills
of
ou
r la
bo
ur
forc
e an
d t
he
exp
ansi
on
of
ou
r cl
ean
en
erg
y ad
van
tage
s. B
ud
get
20
07
bu
ild
s o
n
this
su
cces
s w
ith
str
ateg
ic i
nve
stm
ents
in
a
pro
sper
ou
s gr
een
eco
no
my.
Th
e sa
fety
an
d s
tren
gth
of
ou
r co
mm
un
itie
s is
a p
rio
rity
fo
r al
l M
anit
ob
ans.
Bu
dge
t 2
00
7 e
arm
ark
s fu
nd
s fo
r p
rogr
ams
that
wil
l co
nti
nu
e to
bu
ild
th
rivi
ng
and
saf
e co
mm
un
itie
s ac
ross
ou
r p
rovi
nce
.
Ad
ding
a to
tal o
f 30
new
polic
e of
fi cer
s in
Win
nipe
g an
d Br
ando
n as
wel
l as
for t
he R
CMP
– in
clud
ing
fi ve
offi c
ers
to d
eal w
ith re
peat
offe
nder
s in
Win
nipe
g’s
Stol
en A
uto
Unit.
Th
e bu
dget
dou
bles
the
sup
port
– t
o $8
00,0
00 –
for
the
Man
itob
a In
tegr
ated
Org
aniz
ed C
rim
e
Task
For
ce.
A
new
spec
ializ
ed u
nit w
ill b
e fu
nded
to h
andl
e ch
ild e
xplo
itatio
n ca
ses,
incl
udin
g a
new
dedi
cate
d
Crow
n At
torn
ey.
Th
e su
cces
sful
Nei
ghbo
urho
ods
Aliv
e! p
rogr
am w
ill b
e ex
pand
ed to
Dau
phin
, Flin
Flo
n, T
he P
as,
Port
age
la P
rairi
e an
d Se
lkirk
.
A
50-5
0 fu
ndin
g pa
rtne
rshi
p wi
th th
e ci
ties
of W
inni
peg,
Bra
ndon
, Flin
Flo
n an
d Th
omps
on th
at w
as
term
inat
ed in
1993
will
be
rest
ored
to h
elp
impr
ove
the
affo
rdab
ility
and
acc
essi
bilit
y of
tran
sit s
yste
ms.
Ne
w fu
ndin
g su
ppor
t will
be
prov
ided
for t
he p
rovi
nce’s
str
ateg
ies
to a
ddre
ss c
ryst
al m
eth
and
FASD
.
Fu
ndin
g wi
ll be
pro
vide
d fo
r you
th-le
d pr
ogra
ms
that
hel
p pr
omot
e po
sitiv
e ou
tcom
es fo
r nor
ther
n
yout
h as
wel
l as
expa
nded
wat
er s
afet
y pr
ogra
ms
in 2
5 no
rthe
rn a
nd re
mot
e co
mm
uniti
es.
$4
00 m
illio
n is
des
igna
ted
for
high
way
s sp
endi
ng
– pa
rt o
f the
fi ve
-yea
r, $2
bill
ion
high
way
ren
ewal
plan
tha
t w
ill b
e th
e la
rges
t hi
ghw
ays
inve
stm
ent
in
Man
itob
a’s
hist
ory.
M
ajor
cap
ital i
nves
tmen
ts w
ill b
e m
ade
in p
ublic
sch
ools
– ov
er e
ight
bud
gets
, the
se in
vest
men
ts to
tal m
ore
than
$423
mill
ion
– in
clud
ing
24 n
ew o
r rep
lace
men
t sch
ools
,
49 s
choo
l add
ition
s an
d re
nova
tion
proj
ects
and
ove
r 950
rene
wal a
nd a
cces
s pr
ojec
ts.
A
new
hos
pita
l will
be
built
in S
elki
rk a
nd
reno
vati
ons
will
be
fund
ed a
t Se
ven
Oaks
Hos
pita
l,
Stei
nbac
h’s
Beth
esda
Hos
pita
l and
St.
Anth
ony’
s
Hosp
ital
in T
he P
as –
a n
ew a
cqui
red
brai
n in
jury
unit
will
als
o be
bui
lt in
Tho
mps
on.
$3
3 m
illio
n w
ill b
e pr
ovid
ed fo
r co
st-s
hare
d pr
ojec
ts
such
as
a wa
stew
ater
trea
tmen
t upg
rade
in W
inni
peg,
wate
r an
d se
wer
pro
ject
s in
Gra
nd R
apid
s, w
elln
ess
cent
res
in S
wan
Rive
r, Th
e Pa
s an
d W
est S
t. Pa
ul a
nd
YM/Y
WCA
faci
litie
s in
Bra
ndon
as
wel
l as
nort
h an
d
sout
h W
inni
peg.
A
50-5
0 fu
ndin
g pa
rtne
rshi
p ha
s be
en s
ecur
ed w
ith
the
fede
ral g
over
nmen
t to
com
plet
e th
e en
tire
Red
Rive
r Fl
oodw
ay E
xpan
sion
Pro
ject
.
Up
to $
25 m
illio
n w
ill b
e pr
ovid
ed to
the
Univ
ersi
ty o
f
Win
nipe
g to
sup
port
cap
ital p
roje
cts
such
as
the
new
Rich
ards
on C
olle
ge fo
r th
e En
viro
nmen
t.
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A re
ce
nt
rep
ort
fro
m t
he
Ca
na
dia
n I
nst
itu
te o
f H
ea
lth
In
form
ati
on
in
dic
ate
s M
an
ito
ba
ha
s th
e s
ho
rte
st w
ait
tim
e i
n C
an
ad
a f
or
ca
rdia
c b
ypa
ss s
urg
ery
a
nd
is
a l
ea
de
r fo
r ra
dia
tio
n t
he
rap
y w
ith
a m
ed
ian
wa
it t
ime
of
on
e w
ee
k.
Bu
dge
t 2
00
7 b
uil
ds
on
th
e co
mm
itm
ent
to p
rovi
de
stro
ng
tax
reli
ef w
ith
$2
97
mil
lio
n
in n
ew t
ax b
enef
its
incl
ud
ing
per
son
al t
ax c
uts
fo
r al
l M
anit
ob
ans
and
$9
3 m
illi
on
in
b
usi
nes
s ta
x sa
vin
gs.
Pe
rso
na
l T
axe
s
The
Educ
atio
n Pr
oper
ty T
ax C
redi
t will
incr
ease
by
a fu
rthe
r $12
5 to
$52
5 re
pres
entin
g an
nual
sav
ings
of a
n ad
ditio
nal $
40 m
illio
n fo
r Man
itoba
ns.
Th
e m
iddl
e in
com
e ta
x ra
te w
ill fa
ll fro
m 13
% to
12.75
%, J
anua
ry 1,
200
8 an
d th
e up
per i
ncom
e ta
x br
acke
t will
be
incr
ease
d to
$66
,000
- pa
rt of
a m
ultiy
ear
plan
to ra
ise th
e m
iddl
e an
d up
per i
ncom
e ta
x br
acke
ts to
$35
,000
and
$70
,000
resp
ectiv
ely
and
redu
ce th
e fi r
st b
rack
et ta
x ra
te to
10.5%
.
Fa
rmla
nd e
duca
tion
prop
erty
taxe
s wi
ll be
redu
ced
by a
furt
her 2
0% o
ver f
our y
ears
- br
ingi
ng th
e to
tal r
ebat
e to
80%
.
Th
e ba
sic
pers
onal
am
ount
as
well
as th
e sp
ousa
l and
elig
ible
dep
enda
nt a
mou
nts
will
be in
crea
sed
– ta
king
ove
r 6,0
00 M
anito
bans
off
the
tax
rolls
.
M
anito
ba is
mat
chin
g th
e fe
dera
l pen
sion
inco
me-
split
ting
tax
chan
ges
– sa
ving
pen
sion
ers
an e
stim
ated
$11
mill
ion
annu
ally
.
Bu
ildin
g
Su
pp
ort
fo
r C
hild
ren
an
d
Fam
ilie
s
Bu
ildin
g a
nd
Im
pro
vin
g
He
alth
Ca
re
Bu
ildin
g O
pp
ort
un
itie
s fo
r M
an
itob
a Y
ou
th
Bu
ildin
g T
ax
Sa
vin
gs
for
Ma
nito
ba
ns
Bu
ildin
g P
rote
ctio
n f
or
our
Wat
er
and
En
viro
nm
en
t
Ma
nito
ba
re
ce
ive
d a
first
pla
ce
inte
rna
tion
al a
wa
rd f
or
red
uc
ing
em
issi
on
s a
nd
ta
ckl
ing
clim
ate
ch
an
ge
at
the
UN
Clim
ate
Ch
an
ge
Co
nfe
ren
ce
.
Bu
sin
ess
Ta
xes
Bu
ildin
g on
pre
viou
s re
duct
ions
ove
r the
pas
t eig
ht y
ears
, the
sm
all b
usin
ess
tax
rate
will
be
furt
her r
educ
ed to
2% o
n Ja
nuar
y 1,
2008
and
will
be
cut a
gain
to 1%
on
Janu
ary
1, 20
09 –
ben
efi ti
ng 8
0% o
f Man
itoba
bus
ines
ses
and
mak
ing
it si
gnifi
cant
ly lo
wer t
han
the
rate
in o
ther
Can
adia
n ju
risdi
ctio
ns.
Fo
llowi
ng c
uts
in p
revi
ous
budg
ets,
the
gene
ral C
orpo
ratio
n In
com
e Ta
x Ra
te w
ill b
e fu
rthe
r red
uced
to 13
% o
n
July
1, 2
008
and
to 12
% o
n Ju
ly 1,
200
9.
Th
e Co
rpor
atio
n Ca
pita
l Tax
will
be
phas
ed o
ut b
y 20
11 be
ginn
ing
with
a 2
0% ra
te re
duct
ion
for fi
sca
l yea
rs
star
ting
afte
r Jan
uary
1, 2
008.
Th
e re
fund
able
por
tion
of th
e M
anuf
actu
ring
Inve
stm
ent T
ax C
redi
t will
be
incr
ease
d to
50%
.
Th
e pa
yrol
l tax
thre
shol
d wi
ll be
incr
ease
d - a
n ad
ditio
nal 2
00 e
mpl
oyer
s wi
ll no
w be
exe
mpt
from
the
tax
and
600
empl
oyer
s wi
ll pa
y le
ss ta
x.
Bu
dge
t 2
00
7 c
onti
nu
es t
he
com
mit
men
t to
Man
itob
a’s
child
ren
an
d
fam
ilies
by
inve
stin
g in
key
pro
gram
s to
hel
p t
hem
gro
w a
nd
pro
sper
.
A
$104
mill
ion
mul
tiye
ar p
lan
– su
ppor
ted
by t
he fe
dera
l Hou
sing
Tru
st –
will
fund
saf
e, s
ecur
e an
d
affo
rdab
le h
ousi
ng fo
r se
nior
s an
d Ab
orig
inal
s as
wel
l as
inne
r-ci
ty a
nd n
orth
ern
resi
dent
s.
M
ore
than
$48
mill
ion
in n
ew re
sour
ces
will
be p
rovi
ded
to im
prov
e ch
ild p
rote
ctio
n se
rvic
es in
clud
ing
case
load
redu
ctio
ns, i
ncre
ased
fund
s fo
r fos
ter f
amili
es a
nd e
arly
inte
rven
tion
supp
orts
for f
amili
es.
Th
e Re
ward
ing
Wor
k pr
ogra
m w
ill b
e la
unch
ed –
a fo
ur-y
ear i
nitia
tive
to h
elp
low-
inco
me
Man
itoba
ns
achi
eve
empl
oym
ent a
nd h
ighe
r inc
omes
.
A
new
Man
itoba
Chi
ld B
enefi
t wi
ll be
ava
ilabl
e fo
r low
-inco
me
work
ing
fam
ilies
– fo
r fam
ilies
on
inco
me
assi
stan
ce, a
sep
arat
e Ch
ild B
enefi
t wi
ll re
plac
e a
port
ion
of e
xist
ing
child
-rel
ated
ass
ista
nce.
Th
e 55
Plu
s in
com
e su
pple
men
t will
be
incr
ease
d pr
ovid
ing
low-
inco
me
seni
ors
with
an
addi
tiona
l
$2 m
illio
n an
nual
ly.
Bu
dget
200
7 in
crea
ses
the
prov
inci
al in
vest
men
t in
child
car
e by
mor
e th
an $
14 m
illio
n.
$9
.5 m
illio
n in
new
fund
ing
for i
mm
igra
tion
serv
ices
will
enh
ance
set
tlem
ent s
ervi
ces,
lang
uage
trai
ning
,
labo
ur m
arke
t int
egra
tion
and
ethn
o-cu
ltura
l and
ant
i-rac
ism
initi
ativ
es.
M
ore
heal
th c
are
prof
essi
onal
s wi
ll be
trai
ned
thro
ugh
an e
xpan
ded
Facu
lty o
f Med
icin
e cl
ass,
incr
ease
d sp
aces
in th
e lic
ensi
ng p
rogr
am fo
r int
erna
tiona
l med
ical
gra
duat
es, m
ore
than
50
new
tech
nolo
gist
trai
ning
sea
ts a
nd
3,00
0 nu
rses
in tr
aini
ng.
$3
mill
ion
in n
ew fu
ndin
g wi
ll be
pro
vide
d fo
r phy
sici
an s
peci
alis
t tra
inin
g in
clud
ing
emer
genc
y ro
om d
octo
rs,
onco
logi
sts
and
pedi
atric
ians
.
In
vest
men
ts w
ill b
e m
ade
in a
new
stat
e-of
-the-
art C
ardi
ac C
entre
of E
xcel
lenc
e at
St.
Boni
face
Gen
eral
Hos
pita
l.
A
new
lead
ing-
edge
, non
-inva
sive
can
cer k
nife
– th
e fi r
st in
Can
ada
– wi
ll tr
eat c
ance
rs in
all
part
s of
the
body
.
Fu
ndin
g wi
ll be
pro
vide
d fo
r a n
ew A
CCES
S Ce
ntre
in n
orth
west
Win
nipe
g th
at w
ill p
rovi
de lo
cal r
esid
ents
with
inte
grat
ed c
omm
unity
-bas
ed h
ealth
car
e an
d so
cial
ser
vice
s.
Fu
nds
will
be in
vest
ed in
a n
ew p
erso
nal c
are
hom
e fo
r Nee
pawa
.
Si
gnifi
cant
reso
urce
s wi
ll be
inve
sted
in a
new
bur
n un
it at
the
Heal
th S
cien
ces
Cent
re th
at w
ill h
onou
r
Man
itoba
fi re
fi ght
ers
and
prov
ide
impr
oved
car
e fo
r bur
n vi
ctim
s.
Ne
w fu
ndin
g wi
ll ex
pand
Man
itoba
’s lo
ng-te
rm c
are
stra
tegy
in ru
ral a
nd n
orth
ern
Man
itoba
.
Bu
ild
ing
the
hea
lth
car
e sy
stem
has
b
een
Man
ito
ba’
s n
um
ber
on
e p
rio
rity
. B
ud
get
20
07
co
nti
nu
es t
he
com
mit
men
t to
pro
vid
e M
anit
ob
ans
wit
h b
ette
r ca
re
soo
ner
an
d c
lose
r to
ho
me.
Man
ito
ba
has
bee
n n
atio
nal
ly a
nd
in
tern
atio
nal
ly r
eco
gniz
ed f
or
its
lead
ersh
ip i
n e
nvi
ron
men
tal
init
iati
ves.
Th
is y
ear’
s b
ud
get
con
tin
ues
th
is
com
mit
men
t b
y fu
nd
ing
pro
ject
s an
d p
rogr
ams
that
pro
tect
ou
r p
rovi
nce
’s
pre
cio
us
nat
ura
l re
sou
rces
.
M
ore
than
$10
mill
ion
in a
dditi
onal
fund
s wi
ll be
inve
sted
in w
ater
pro
tect
ion,
wat
er a
nd s
ewer
pro
ject
s an
d th
e
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
Lake
Win
nipe
g St
ewar
dshi
p Bo
ard
reco
mm
enda
tions
.
Ne
w cl
imat
e ch
ange
legi
slat
ion
will
be in
trod
uced
that
will
set
our
targ
et fo
r red
ucin
g gr
eenh
ouse
gas
es a
nd p
rote
ctin
g th
e
envi
ronm
ent w
hile
at t
he s
ame
time
cont
ribut
ing
to e
cono
mic
dev
elop
men
t in
the
prov
ince
.
A
$2,0
00 re
bate
will
be
avai
labl
e to
Man
itoba
ns w
ho p
urch
ase
hybr
id e
lect
ric v
ehic
les.
As
par
t of t
he v
isio
n to
ens
ure
Man
itoba
is a
lead
er in
bio
dies
el p
rodu
ctio
n, th
e pr
ovin
ce is
sup
port
ing
new
biod
iese
l use
in lo
ng-h
aul t
ruck
ing
fl eet
s an
d sc
hool
bus
es.
Co
mm
unit
y-ba
sed
ener
gy-e
ffi ci
ency
pro
ject
s w
ill b
e ex
pand
ed in
Win
nipe
g, B
rand
on a
nd t
he fo
ur F
irst
Nat
ions
of t
he Is
land
Lak
e re
gion
.
Fu
nds
will
be p
rovi
ded
to s
uppo
rt F
irst N
atio
ns in
sec
urin
g a
UNES
CO w
orld
her
itage
des
igna
tion
for t
he e
ast s
ide
of
Lake
Win
nipe
g an
d to
dev
elop
reso
urce
man
agem
ent b
oard
s fo
r sus
tain
able
land
and
reso
urce
trai
ning
.
Man
ito
ba’
s ec
on
om
y is
mo
vin
g fo
rwar
d a
nd
th
e o
pp
ort
un
itie
s fo
r o
ur
you
th i
ncr
ease
eve
ry d
ay. B
ud
get
20
07
in
vest
s in
new
an
d
exis
tin
g p
rogr
ams
that
hel
p y
ou
ng
Man
ito
ban
s ac
hie
ve s
ucc
ess
righ
t h
ere
at h
om
e.
Th
e ne
w M
anito
ba T
uitio
n Fe
e In
com
e Ta
x Re
bate
will
pro
vide
pos
t-sec
onda
ry g
radu
ates
who
live
and
wor
k in
Man
itoba
with
a 6
0% in
com
e ta
x re
bate
on
elig
ible
tuiti
on fe
es –
mak
ing
post
-sec
onda
ry e
duca
tion
an e
ven
high
er-r
etur
n in
vest
men
t and
enc
oura
ging
our
you
th to
put
dow
n ro
ots
and
esta
blis
h ca
reer
s in
Man
itoba
.
Th
e 10
% re
duct
ion
in p
ost-s
econ
dary
tuiti
on is
bei
ng m
aint
aine
d fo
r the
eig
hth
year
in a
row
with
full
offs
ettin
g
reve
nue
prov
ided
to u
nive
rsiti
es a
nd c
olle
ges.
An
ave
rage
fund
ing
incr
ease
of 7
% is
bei
ng p
rovi
ded
for u
nive
rsiti
es a
nd c
olle
ges.
$1
0.2
mill
ion
will
be in
vest
ed in
sch
olar
ship
s an
d bu
rsar
ies
to m
ake
post
-sec
onda
ry e
duca
tion
mor
e ac
cess
ible
for M
anito
ba s
tude
nts
– $8
.2 m
illio
n fo
r Man
itoba
bur
sarie
s an
d $2
mill
ion
for M
anito
ba G
radu
ate
Scho
lars
hips
.
M
ore
than
$2
mill
ion
in n
ew re
sour
ces
will
be a
vaila
ble
for k
ey tr
aini
ng a
nd s
kills
prio
ritie
s in
clud
ing
appr
entic
eshi
p tr
aini
ng a
nd fl
exib
le fu
ndin
g fo
r add
ress
ing
criti
cal s
kills
labo
ur s
hort
ages
.
A
new
youn
g Ab
orig
inal
ent
repr
eneu
r ini
tiativ
e wi
ll be
fund
ed to
pro
vide
ass
ista
nce
with
bus
ines
s
deve
lopm
ent c
osts
.
20
07
Sm
all B
usi
ne
ss T
ax R
ate
sP
er
ce
nt
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urc
e: M
anito
ba
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anc
e
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