The provincial budget that was tabled last week in the PEI Legislature has several incentives that will affect Islanders.
The province will have spending of over $3 billion for the first time in history with spending increasing $118 million in health care and $20 million in education.
The basic personal exemption on income tax will go up $750 this year and the following year.
$5.2 will be dedicated in a primary caregiver grant. That will provide up to $15-hundred a month for families to keep a loved one at home rather than moving them to community or long term care.
The George Coles Bursary for Island students who take their post-secondary school education on the Island will increase to $3,000 which is $400 more.
$250,000 will also make birth control free for Islanders.
