By Ryan Young
Jun 30, 2021 | 6:43 PM
Saskatchewan’s deficit has decreased more than what was anticipated at the end of the fiscal year.
The provincial government announced Wednesday that the deficit has fallen to $1.13 billion to end 2020-2021 – a decrease of $1.3 billion.
Finance Minister Donna Harpauer reminded that it’s still a deficit and there are concerns, but she called it an improvement from their $2.4-billion deficit projection in the budget.
Harpauer said there were a number of factors that contributed to the decrease thanks to both higher-than-budgeted revenue and lower-than-budgeted expense.
“Revenue side, we had two transfers from the federal government that was significant for their programs regarding COVID, and in addition we had much stronger returns in investments in the Crown corporations such as in SGI and the Workers’ Compensation Board,” explained Harpauer.
Saskatchewan deficit for 2020-2021 falls to $1 13 billion
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