The province has regularly posted budget deficits since 2014/15.
saskatchewan economy
November 29, 2022
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The province eliminated its rainy-day account in 2007/08.
September 29, 2021
10:49AM
Saskatchewan’s resource revenue will be roughly $360 million higher than initially projected in 2021/22.
September 1, 2021
11:39AM
The province's massive budget deficit continues a trend that started well before the pandemic.
March 27, 2017
11:36AM
In 2017/18, Alberta program spending will be 11 per cent higher than when the government took power in 2015/16.
March 22, 2017
4:13PM
The Alberta government forecasts an 11 per cent increase in spending.
November 21, 2014
9:00AM
When Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa announced a budget update and a revised, lower forecast for provincial economic growth, it was yet another piece of evidence that Ontario’s economy is sluggish. But Ontario’s problems run deeper than just one fiscal update from one finance minister.
November 20, 2014
9:00AM
Question: If you’re young, or have very little education, where’s the best place in the country to find a job, make a decent income and prosper? Answer: Alberta, followed by Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
November 18, 2014
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June 14, 2014
6:00AM
There has been much handwringing over the claimed disappearance of the middle class. From a bestselling international tome to domestic tax-and-spend types who think higher taxes will create more middle-income earners, there is no shortage of those who over-focus on redistribution and underestimate the benefits of opportunity.