April 9, 2024
Manitoba's Plan to Lower Costs, Rebuild Health Care and Restore a Path to Balance Passes
The 2024 budgetary policy of the Manitoba government, One Future. One People. One Manitoba., passed in the legislature today, which puts the province on a path to rebuild health care, lower costs for families and charts out a path to balance, Finance Minister Adrien Sala said today.
“Manitobans gave us the task to lower costs and rebuild the province’s health-care system,” said Sala. “Budget 2024 delivers by hiring 1,000 new health-care workers and putting more money in Manitobans’ pockets with a $1,500 Homeowners Affordability Tax Credit. We’re glad to see the budgetary policy pass in the legislature, which is the first step to delivering on these budget commitments. We’re providing help for you and for those who need it most.”
Budget 2024 makes record investments in health care, with a plan to hire 100 doctors, 210 nurses, 90 paramedics and 600 health-care aides over the next year, and makes investments to retain and train even more. It adds hospital and ICU beds and opens new minor injury and illness clinics and primary care clinics so more Manitobans can see a doctor when they need one.
The minister added Budget 2024 saves Manitobans money by extending the gas tax holiday, providing a $1,500 homeowners tax credit, providing renters and seniors with increased tax credits, expanding $10-a-day child care, providing free birth control, increasing funding for fertility treatment and providing rebates for electric vehicles.
“This budget makes smart, targeted investments,” said Sala. “We can take steps to fix health care and lower costs, and we can do it while being responsible with public money and charting a path back to balance. That’s what Manitobans can expect from our first budget.”
More information about Budget 2024 can be found at www.manitoba.ca/budget2024.
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