The NDP accuses the SaskParty government of being ill-prepared for the coronavirus and the downturn in the world economy. Opposition leader Ryan Meili says the SaskParty squandered money and failed to plan ahead. Premier Scott Moe says the SaskParty government has shifted its reliance away from resource revenue in recent years and gives the […]
The federal government ran a deficit of $11.8 billion over seven months of its 2019-20 fiscal year compared with a deficit of $2.1 billion in the same period last year. The Finance Department says the deficit came as program expenses climbed $14.8 billion to $211 billion compared with $196.3 billion last year. The bigger spending was due to increases […]
It was a busy Monday night for members of Yorkton City Council. They approved the operating and capital budgets, which means a tax hike of 2.9% next year, approved a five year collective agreement with it CUPE Local 342 employees with total wage increase of 9.36 percent, and gave the Yorkton Brick Flour Mill Committee […]
The CEO of Credit Canada has some helpful hints to keep Christmas financially friendly. Laurie Campbell suggests creating a realistic budget that includes parties and food purchases and leaving credit cards at home while shopping for gifts. Campbell says don’t be afraid to speak openly with family and friends about spending limits and make sure […]
OTTAWA — The federal government ran a $14-billion deficit in 2018-19, according to its latest annual financial report, the third year in a row with a shortfall bigger than $10 billion. The deficit for the fiscal year that ended March 31 was $900 million smaller than the government projected in last spring’s federal budget, however. Revenues in 2018-19 expanded by $21 […]
OTTAWA — A new preliminary estimate says the federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $1.4 billion through the first two months of the current fiscal year. The Finance Department’s numbers show the combined shortfall for April and May 2019 came after government spending and public debt charges expanded at a pace about three times higher than revenues. The report says expenses during those […]
The Regina Catholic School Division will enter the next school year with a balanced budget as schools prepare for a record number of enrolled students in the fall. But in order to reach a balance, the school division had to deliver cuts to some of their programming. Some are reacting to the cuts to the division’s speech and […]
