Foundations for success : Fondations pour réussir, plan québécois des infrastructures

Jean Charest Message froM the Minister of finance and chair of the conseil du trésor This Québec Infrastructure Plan is a rigorous and transparent continuation of a process launched in 2003 with the establishment of an asset maintenance policy in the health and education networks. [...] Québec Infrastructures Plan 2. legislation to ensure rigorous ManageMent A bill will be tabled in the National Assembly entitled the “Loi sur la bonne gestion des infrastructures”, guidelines for preparation of the an- which will correct the errors of the past by imposing nual capital expenditure plan annual allocation of the budgets required for asset maintenance and eliminating the accumulated [...] This will contribute to the maintenance of the 25% debt-to-GDP ratio reduction targets stipulated in the Act to reduce the debt and establish the Generations Fund. [...] Despite the pressure the plan will exert on expenditures, the government will maintain a balanced budget, thus complying with the provisions of the Balanced Budget Act. [...] To free up the necessary margin, the government will pursue its efforts to modernize the State, review its expenditure plan on the basis of the priority given to infrastructures, and study the possibility of introducing specific new funding sources.