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Education expenses will be slowly rolled to the $1.6 billion increase over four years, which will use 2019-20 as a baseline.
The province is budgeting for an overall increase in spending of $70 million based on 2020-21 projections. Operational expenses will go from $3.002 billion to $3.072 billion while there is also an additional $100 million for capital expenditures.
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These numbers will include the $160 million in COVID-19 education funding announced by Finance Minister Scott Fielding on Tuesday, which also includes a carryover of $78.4 million from the $185.4 million Safe Schools Fund. The Safe School Fund is also intended to cover the remainder of this school year.