Scott Fielding
PC candidate in the Kirkfield Park Winnipeg race.
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October 4, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...assets cannot be used by government for any purpose other than helping workers and farmers. JOHN WOODS / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES Finance Minister Scott Fielding denied reducing volatility is the primary motivator for removing the WCB and MASC from the books. With more than $1 billion in combined assets,...
MGEU to take province to court over arbitration
October 4, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...the Civil Service Act, but to appoint a panel if either the union or the employer requests it, as long as bargaining has started. Finance Minister Scott Fielding, who is responsible for the Civil Service Commission, has told the union it is premature for the arbitration process to begin. He has encouraged...
Manitoba’s next step: where to draw line on civil service numbers
October 3, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...why wasn’t it trimmed by that amount years ago? Tories cut 2,000 civil-service positions in three years Click to Expand Manitoba Finance Minister Scott Fielding says 97 per cent of the reductions occurred through attrition. (John Woods / The Canadian Press files) Posted: 01/10/2019 7:00 PM The Progressive...
Tories cut 2,000 civil-service positions in three years
October 1, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...— 97 per cent — of the reductions occurred through attrition. Layoffs mainly involved senior managers, whose ranks were reduced by 15 per cent, Scott Fielding said. Manitoba Finance Minister Scott Fielding says 97 per cent of the reductions occurred through attrition. (John Woods / The Canadian Press...
Tories likely to follow giant leap towards balanced budget with a step or two in other direction
September 27, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...settlements. Prior to that, labour costs were rising by about $300 million a year. JOHN WOODS / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES Manitoba Finance Minister Scott Fielding delivered a deficit of $163 million in 2019. Those and other ongoing cost-controls did have an impact. But many of the one-time events that drove...
Manitoba numbers game
September 26, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...said if public-sector accounting standards been properly applied, the province would have shown a $9-million surplus. On Thursday, Finance Minister Scott Fielding released the province's public accounts, stating the deficit for the 2018-19 fiscal year at $163 million — a considerable improvement from the...
New Numbers Show Manitoba Government Closer to Balancing Budget
September 26, 2019
ChrisD - ...of $163 million. That’s $358 million lower than first predicted in the budget and $531 million lower than the previous year. Finance Minister Scott Fielding said a main factor was higher-than-expected revenues from corporate and personal income taxes. “Income taxes are about $193 million above what we...
Province denies neglecting addictions, mental health
September 26, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...spend $2 million allocated for mental health and addictions care (of $215 million underspent in the health department in general). Finance Minister Scott Fielding argued the government spent $103 million more on health care than the year prior, although it appeared to be underspending due to new accounting...
New numbers show Manitoba government closer to balancing budget
September 26, 2019
Global News - ...$531 million lower than the previous year. READ MORE: Manitoba premier says more cash in rainy day fund will help in emergencies Finance Minister Scott Fielding says many government departments ended up under budget, and revenues from income taxes were higher than expected. The numbers also show the...
New numbers show Manitoba government closer to balancing budget
September 26, 2019
Winnipeg Sun - ...of $163 million. That’s $358 million lower than first predicted in the budget and $531 million lower than the previous year. Finance Minister Scott Fielding said a main factor was higher-than-expected revenues from corporate and personal income taxes. “Income taxes are about $193 million above what we...