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Article: Achieving 'have' status a huge challenge
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- Winnipeg Free Press
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- April 10, 2008
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Dan Lett
Finance Minister Greg Selinger would like Manitoba to end its run as one of Canada's "have-not" provinces, and take up residence among the "haves."
It's a worthy goal -- becoming a province that generates so much of its own revenues it does not need federal equalization payments -- but it's certainly going to be a long-term project if yesterday's budget is any indication.
Finance Minister Greg Selinger delivered a budget with modest cuts to property and income taxes. Businesses will get some tax relief. There are solid but modest increases in spending for education, infrastructure and support for Winnipeg. There are user fee increases as well, but not enough to warrant any ...