Ontario Finance Minister Janet Ecker introduced her first Budget on June 17, 2002. Although Ontario's economy grew by just one per cent in 2002, the Ontario government introduced its fourth consecutive balanced budget, one that focused on growth and prosperity, while at the same time making significant commitments to increased spending on core social programs. Increased spending on education, health care, environmental concerns and infrastructure projects figured prominently in the Budget, while the implementation of certain income tax reductions announced in prior years was delayed by one year.