Minister's Budget Message

Budget 2009 is a steady, balanced plan to build Manitoba’s Future.

Manitoba’s economy has been the most stable in Canada over the last decade.

However, the current global economic instability presents difficult challenges for governments across Canada. To deal with these challenges, the Manitoba government has developed a plan to stimulate the economy today while continuing to build Manitoba’s future.

Budget 2009 is our government’s tenth consecutive balanced budget. It provides a steady approach that:

• stimulates the economy and improves access to credit for businesses;
  
  
• makes key investments for Manitobans and their families for the services they need; and
  
  
• identifies practical strategies to reduce costs and modernize government.

Most important, Budget 2009 is a balanced plan that invests in your priorities like infrastructure, health care, skills-training and education. It also maintains the government’s commitment to tax relief for Manitoba families and businesses.

We invite you to discover what Budget 2009 means to you.

Greg Selinger
Minister of Finance