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Couillard government’s appointed independent committee of experts has presented its well-awaited initial proposals to slash government’s spending in order to balance Quebec’s books in near future. According to a press conference hosted by former Liberal cabinet minister, Lucienne Robillard, Quebec is already paying $11 billion in interest every year and so can’t afford to go any further into debt.
The preliminary report released on Sunday stated that Quebec should cut funding for municipalities by $1.3 billion, give $300 million less in aid for agriculture workers and increase public daycare fees to $35 a day, along with other measures, in order to acquire a balanced budget by 2015-2016. The recommendations also included increased ambulance fees and tuition for international students. Overall, Robillard proposed almost $2.3 billion in cuts, though her final report is due in June 2015. Robillard stated that “I think the government will have to make a choice here. If (Premier Philippe Couillard) doesn’t (implement the recommendations), OK, where will he find the money?”
Whereas on the other hand, Couillard had estimated earlier that cuts of almost $3.2 billion worth would be required to eliminate the deficit by next year. Addressing reporters in Montreal, Couillard alleged that he welcomes the report and thanked commissioners for their work. He said that “we are very generous, we have a lot of programs that are way more generous than in other provinces. We should certainly think hard about how to keep them going forward.”
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