Budget related news releases

• Budget Speech 1998
• Budget Highlights
• Momentum Maintained in New Budget
• Major investment in education with creation of Newfoundanl and Labrador Investment Corporation
• Government creates a $4M Post-Secondary Awards Program
• Backgrounder - Implementation of the Canning Report
• Government eases the tax burden for businesses
• Government addresses reform of MHA Pension Plan
• Additional $500,000 target for fisheries diversification, market and product development
• 1998 Wildlife Inventories Program
• Increase in 1998 forest Access Roads Program
• Committee Identifies savings in provision of driver examination services, privatization initiation cancelled
• Overview - Government Services and Lands
• $500,000 Budget for Medical Transportation Assistance Program
• $10 million for institutional boards
• $2 million in additional Funding for Department of Health and Community Services
• $126,000 for the Nain Safe House
• $300,000 for transition house on Burin Peninsula
• Health - Budget Fact Sheets
• Minister announces new income support and employment initiatives
• Human Resources and Employment - Budget Highlights
• Planning to begin for a new Youth Remand Centre
• Budget to continue to encourage investment in province
• $26 million approved for Municipal Capital Works
• Budget support planning for major tourism events
• Infrastructure development, improved service focus of WST budget
• Government reinvesting $10.15 million in children and families