P.E.I.'s 2021-22 operating budget, by the numbers

Here's a quick overview of the P.E.I. budget, along with a list of highlights.

The latest projection for the 2020-21 budget deficit is $120 million. The estimate for the coming year is $112 million. A three-year plan has it dropping to $45.7 million the following year and $27.9 million in 2023-24.

Many of the items in the budget were previously announced, but Islanders are seeing them costed out for the first time.

• Shingles vaccines for seniors: $1.5 million.
• Recruitment of nurses and nurse practitioners: $1.5 million.
• Expanding virtual health care: $2.65 million.
• New investments in early childhood education: $8.2 million.
• Electric vehicle rebate program: $500,000.

• Program supporting Islanders transitioning from carbon-based fuelsources: $5.6 million.
• Rural transit pilot program: $250,000.
• Summer food program for school-age children: $600,000.

• Small business tax rate reduction: $2.8 million.
• Tourism business grant program: $3 million.

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