EDMONTON—Public Interest Alberta says that the Redford government's budget cuts to public services are going to have a serious impact on our families and the economy.“This budget is full of bad decisions”, says Bill Moore-Kilgannon of Public Interest Alberta.The budget released today will have the following impacts:Culture
Cuts will impact on families, the vulnerable and economy
EDMONTON—Public Interest Alberta says that the Redford government's budget cuts to public services are going to have a serious impact on our families and the economy.“This budget is full of bad decisions”, says Bill Moore-Kilgannon of Public Interest Alberta.The budget released today will have the following impacts:Culture
- Culture is being cut from $182 million to $168.5 million. This cut will be made primarily to community and voluntary support services.
Education
- Education operating funding is not increasing, which will mean teacher layoffs at a time when our population is growing.
Post-Secondary Education
- Advanced education operations are taking a heavy cut (of 3.6%) which will mean program cuts, layoffs, and fewer students being admitted to post-secondary institutions, even though Alberta already has low post-secondary education participation rates.
- Government wants to direct post-secondary education mandates.
- Post-secondary education funds cut from $260 million in 2011-2012, to $95 million in 2012-2013 to $68 million in 2013-2014.
Environment
- Climate change program will be cut from $9.8 million to $695,000.
- Climate change and emission management program cut to zero even though it is still bringing in $60 million in revenue.
- Cut by $9 million.
- Serious cuts to employment programs by $100 million at a time more workers are needed.
- Modest increase to childcare, up to $269 million from $264 million, but not enough to match population growth.
Tourism
- Parks funding cut by $2.3 million, from $70.8 million to $68.5 million.
- Recreation & Sport cut by $1.9 million, from $28.5 million to $26.6 million.
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