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Posted: Feb 23, 2021 3:57 PM CT | Last Updated: February 24
Finance Minister George Hickes tabled a $2.4 billion budget for the coming fiscal year, Feb. 23. He says the territory is saved from a heavy deficit because of an influx of pandemic money from the federal government.(Beth Brown/CBC)
After projecting the territory s largest-ever deficit just four months ago, Finance Minister George Hickes says Nunavut is now emerging from the year-long pandemic in reasonably good shape financially, thanks to federal relief funding for COVID-19.
In the legislature on Tuesday, Hickes tabled a $2.4-billion draft operations and maintenance budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year.
While the territory s pandemic spending to date amounts to around $129.4 million overall, much of the spending for isolation hotels, virus testing, safety equipment and to support airlines and schools was covered by the federal government, the budget states.
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Nunavut Legislature kicks off winter sitting
MLAs are back in the capital for a three-week winter sitting of the Nunavut Legislature that starts Monday.
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Posted: Feb 22, 2021 4:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 22
House leader Elisapee Sheutiapik says there is a lot of work to do this sitting because it s the last year for the current government before an election. (Beth Brown/CBC )
MLAs are back in the capital for a three-week winter sitting of the Nunavut Legislature that starts today.
Tomorrow, Finance Minister George Hickes will table a draft operations and maintenance budget for the coming fiscal year. Going through those budget lines will make up the bulk of work for regular members over the coming weeks.