Manitoba tables ‘Trump-proof’ budget with more capital spending, $794-million deficit
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Manitoba tables ‘Trump-proof’ budget with more capital spending, $794-million deficit
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is hiking capital spending and introducing new tax rules in a deficit budget aimed at safeguarding the province from tariffs imposed by United States President
2025 Manitoba budget forecasts deficit as high as $1.9B if tariffs continue
Manitoba is forecasting a deficit that could range from around $800 million to as high as $1.9 billion, as the uncertainty of ongoing tariffs clouds the province's economic future, according to the NDP government's latest spending plan.
Manitoba Legislature Returns: Premier Kinew Announces Measures Against U.S. Tariffs
Highlights: $3.7 Billion investment in capital projects – the largest in Manitoba’s history. Hiring 1,255 net new frontline healthcare workers and investing a record $1.2 billion more into Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care. Outlining an alternate fiscal framework to respond to the worst-case scenario of across-the-board tariffs. Yesterday, Manitoba’s Minister of Finance, Adrien Sala delivered his second budget since th…
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