The Progressive Conservative government will table their first provincial budget this afternoon in the legislature.
Finance Minister Allan MacMaster released a record-high capital budget last week, detailing $1.5 billion in spending for 2022-23.
It included about $630 million for hospitals, $508 million for roads and $175 million for schools.
Premier Tim Houston has promised spending to fix the healthcare system in Nova Scotia, and that will likely be a big focus today.
Last year’s budget by the Iain Rankin Liberals forecasted a 584-million-dollar deficit, with revenues of $12 billion.
Government is making the largest single-year investment in the province’s history to ensure Nova Scotians have increased access to modern hospitals and medical equipment, schools, highways and other improved infrastructure. https://t.co/BKbW5kouD4 pic.twitter.com/sd9gj4WgdT
— Nova Scotia Finance (@NSFinance) March 23, 2022
