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Article: Manitoba.(Legislative Reports)(Report)
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- Canadian Parliamentary Review
- Article date:
- June 22, 2008
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In accordance with a sessional order passed in June 2007, the second session of the 39th Manitoba Legislature resumed on April 9, 2008 to consider a new budget and legislative agenda. The session began with Finance Minister Greg Selinger (NDP--St. Boniface) presenting the NDP government's ninth budget. The 2008-2009 total operating expenditure of $9.8 billion represents an increase of 6% from 2007-2008. Highlights of the government's "opportunity and stability" budget included:
* Providing $182 million in new personal, property and business tax relief.
* Investing more than $100 million in capital projects at ...