provincial budget

12:30PM
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Provinces would be running surpluses if they showed spending restraint

According to projections, Ontario will spend more on debt interest than on post-secondary education this fiscal year.


3:00AM
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Despite surge of revenue, few Canadian governments expect surpluses in 2023

According to projections, federal net debt will jump by more than $142 billion over the next five years.


10:52AM
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No end in sight for government spending spree across Canada

Residents in all provinces already pay more than $550 per person annually on government debt interest.


9:07AM
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Provinces face precarious fiscal positions—even post-pandemic

Canadians aged 65 or older will comprise nearly 24 per cent of the population by 2040.


11:39AM
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Saskatchewan should establish new strict rules to save resource revenue

The province's massive budget deficit continues a trend that started well before the pandemic.


8:26AM
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Alberta celebrates ‘Balanced Budget Tax Freedom Day’ later than any other province

This year's combined projected federal and provincial government deficits total $234 billion.


9:25AM
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Provinces should study Saskatchewan’s fiscal recovery of the 1990s

This year, the 10 provinces are projected to run cumulative deficits of nearly $80 billion.


10:13AM
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Canadians paying dearly for mounting provincial debt

In Canada, government net debt has doubled from $1 trillion to $2 trillion.


3:17PM
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P.E.I. deficit may be bigger than forecasts

Forecasts project a -5.1 per cent decline in the province's GDP.