Selinger promises faster tax rebates for post-secondary students
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WINNIPEG – NDP leadership candidate Greg Selinger pledged quicker tuition fee tax rebates for university and college students today.
At a press conference at St. Boniface College, Selinger said that if he is elected party leader and premier, students will be able to get access to the 60 per cent rebate while they are still in school.
As a condition of receiving the early rebate, students will be required to live and work in Manitoba following graduation. If they choose to work outside of Manitoba, the rebate will be converted into a loan.
The move is one of several initiatives Selinger announced to make post-secondary education more accessible and affordable.
He also said he would expand the government’s Pathways Program, which helps students complete high school and go on to college or university. He said the province’s ACCESS programs would also be enhanced.
“We want to reduce the financial pressures faced by students and their families,” said Selinger. “In addition, we need to find better ways to ensure Manitobans have greater access to the education they need to build brighter futures.”
Yesterday, leadership candidate Steve Ashton announced he would resurrect the province’s tuition freeze.
larry.kusch@freepress.mb.ca
