Saskatchewan government says budget on course to record $427M deficit at year's end

Surplus long gone: Sask. government says budget on course for $427M deficit at year's end

Finance Minister Jim Reiter, in a midterm update Tuesday, said the projected year-end deficit is expected to be $427 million, a major swing from the $12-million surplus predicted when the budget was introduced in the spring.

‘Economy remains resilient,’ Sask. finance minister says about fiscal update

The Saskatchewan government is forecasting a deficit of $427 million at the mid-year point, but says its economy remains one of the best-performing provincial economies in Canada.

Saskatchewan government says budget on course to record $427M deficit at year's end

REGINA — This year's Saskatchewan budget is sinking deeper into the red, mainly due to the cost of fighting the summer's wildfires.

Sask. projects $427 million deficit in mid-year report, cites wildfires, health costs

Saskatchewan is now projecting a deficit of $427 million, citing expenses from wildfires and health care pressures in a mid-year report released Tuesday.

Saskatchewan government says budget on course to record $427M deficit at year's end

REGINA — This year’s Saskatchewan budget is sinking deeper into the red, mainly due to the cost of fighting the summer’s wildfires. Finance Minister Jim Reiter, in a midterm update on the budget, says the projected year-end deficit is expected to be $427 million. It’s a major swing from when the budget was introduced in […]

Saskatchewan government says budget on course to record $427M deficit at year's end

REGINA — This year’s Saskatchewan budget is sinking deeper into the red, mainly due to the cost of fighting the summer’s wildfires.