Opposition MLAs say they are concerned that the Prince Edward Island government is spending more in its 2025-26 capital budget than Islanders will be able to afford in the long term.
On Thursday, Dennis King’s Progressive Conservative government delivered its new capital spending plan — one that’s heavy on bricks-and-mortar investments.
It includes a record $483 million for the coming fiscal year, more than 30 per cent higher than last year’s capital budget.
Interim Liberal Leader Hal Perry said that despite all that spending, the plan does nothing to help Islanders struggling with the high cost of living today.
“If you can’t fill or provide the services that go inside these structures, then why throw this money out there to make it appear like the government is actually doing something to help Islanders?” Perry said.
“Islanders are struggling and there is nothing in this budget… to give immediate relief for …