Friday, April 8, 2011

Health transfer increases will be saved: Ignatieff

Health transfer  Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff is the sixth annual pledging to keep the increase in remittances percent in the current health funding agreement with the provinces in 2014.
Ignatieff issued a promise in an open letter to Canada on Friday after he toured a hospital in Hamilton.
"Provinces to deal with the budget deficit and rising health care costs, it is important that the new Federal Government to invest in health care, such as 2014, so that you can get the province with the work of health care reform," said Ignatieff.
"We must ensure that there will be when all Canadian families need."
In accordance with existing health occurred in 2004, and should be negotiated.
Said Ignatieff, who withdraw from the agreement of Health would be "irresponsible."
Ignatieff said that the signing of the new health initiative would be "immediate priority", as the Liberals form the next government.
The Liberal Democrats health transfers to the provinces will be $ 30200000000 in 2013-14, and will grow to $ 32.1 billion in 2014-15. Will see the flow of the provinces of $ 36100000000 transfers Health from 2016, according to liberals.
He said that the party did not say how long it will continue funding commitment. But confirmed that it would be "a long time."
Ignatieff criticizes spending the governor cut taxes companies, prisons and F-35 fighter aircraft.
The leader of the Liberal Party, many provinces and grappling with gaps in its own budget and requires stable funding and health in 2014.

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