Québec Budget Report 2016
March 17, 2016
Québec loosens purse strings to reinvest
On March 17th, 2016, Carlos Leitão, Québec’s finance minister, tabled his third budget since his party entered government on April 7th, 2014. The Québec government has maintained a balanced budget after balancing it in the 2015-2016 year. Surplus funds have been reallocated to support innovation, education and other measures.
Highlights
- Retroactive decrease in the daycare contribution for a second child
- Changes in the criteria for the SBD
- Changes to the transfer tax on immovables (“Land transfer tax")
- Support for innovation and technology
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