Finance Minister Eric Girard announces the conversion of 5,000 unsubsidized daycare spaces into subsidized spaces at $9.65 per day.<\/p>\n
This measure will be included in Quebec\u2019s 2026-2027 budget, which the minister will present this Wednesday in Quebec City. Its cost is estimated at $400 million over five years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Due to the deficit, Girard promised, in a press scrum on Tuesday, a \u201cresponsible\u201d and \u201cmoderate\u201d budget, with a few \u201ctargeted measures\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe context is difficult in terms of the cost of living, (\u2026) so this is a measure for families, to help them,\u201d he told reporters, saying he was also targeting homelessness and domestic violence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since 2021, the CAQ government will have funded \u201c60,000 subsidized daycare spaces, a major achievement,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n
Girard also announced on Tuesday a donation of $10,000 to the organizations Centre famille Haute-Ville in Quebec City and Maison des Grands-Parents de Villeray in Montreal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When reporters asked him if he planned to help motorists, Girard replied without hesitation: \u201cNo.\u201d He explained that it is not yet known whether the surge in gasoline prices will be \u201ctemporary\u201d or \u201cpersistent.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two candidates for the CAQ leadership, Christine Fr\u00e9chette and Bernard Drainville, have both pledged to put money back in the pockets of motorists.<\/p>\n
The new CAQ leader, who will become de facto premier, will be elected on April 12.<\/p>\n
Of note: the finance minister revealed on Tuesday that he has set aside an \u201cenvelope\u201d to give the next prime minister the necessary leeway to make \u201cannouncements\u201d.<\/p>\n
He did not specify the amount of this sum.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn every budget, there are provisions for contingencies, and here we have planned for the possibility of a new leader and new measures that will be announced,\u201d he said, limiting himself to saying.<\/p>\n
Last fall, Quebec\u2019s deficit was estimated at $12.4 billion, but Premier Fran\u00e7ois Legault promised Tuesday that the 2026-2027 budget would contain \u201cgood news on the plan to return to a balanced budget.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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