The Manitoba government's plan to balance the budget in two years will require tighter financial restraint than in recent years and steady growth in revenues.
Manitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives deem the government's two-year plan to balance the budget unrealistic, citing higher current spending increases and a rising deficit. The government aims to limit annual spending growth to about two per cent, but the Tories point to over five percent spending growth this year. The Finance Minister attributes recent increases to public sector pay increases.
