The budget will contain increased funding for priority areas such as health care and education, Finance Minister Karen Casey says
Nova Scotia Finance Minister Karen Casey heads to table the budget after briefing reporters at the legislature in Halifax on March 20, 2018.Nova Scotia’s Liberal government is expected to table its fourth consecutive balanced budget today.
Casey says the capital plan announced earlier this month shows the province is committed to boosting health care spending for things that are needed.The capital plan contains $156.9-million for redevelopment of the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax and design work for new health-care facilities in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
The minister says the budget will also focus on creating the conditions for economic growth, while helping communities and people who are “less fortunate and vulnerable.”
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