Quebec Budget

• Quebec Premier Fréchette won’t rule out exceeding $250M spending pot

  Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette defended her growing list of spending promises after the province’s finance minister warned she could exceed the government’s allocated funding.

  Canada

  May 23
  
• Quebec to table budget, but minister says don’t expect new big-ticket items

  In his fiscal update last November, Girard said the province was projected to have a deficit of $12.4 billion for the 2025-26 fiscal year, or 1.5 per cent of the GDP.

  Politics

  Mar 18
  
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• Quebec projects $8.6B deficit as it unveils budget focusing on core services

  Finance Minister Eric Girard said in his last fiscal update in November that the province was projected to have a deficit of $12.4 billion.

  Politics

  Mar 17
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• Trade war with U.S. pushes Quebec budget into record $13.6-billion deficit

  Calling the budget a 'complex exercise in uncertain times,' Finance Minister Eric Girard said the trade war with the U.S. is expected to cut 0.7 percentage points from Quebec’s GDP

  Canada

  Mar 25, 2025
• Quebec budget 2024: Deficit balloons to record $11B, no precise timeline to balance books

  After hinting Quebec’s financial situation was weak, Girard tabled a $158-billion budget on Tuesday with an $11-billion deficit and a delay of his timeline to balance the books.

  Economy

  Mar 12, 2024
• What to expect ahead of Quebec’s budget

  Between a drop in Hydro-Québec's dividend, an economic slowdown, and recent negotiations with public sector unions, the province has little wiggle room in its upcoming budget. 

  Politics

  Mar 8, 2024
• Quebec to table budget on March 12 amid warnings of larger deficit

  Quebec's Finance Minister Eric Girard said Thursday the government's priorities for the 2024-25 fiscal year will be health care and education.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2024
• Quebec must find permanent sources of revenue for public transit: critics

  In its budget tabled March 21st, Quebec set aside $400 million to invest this year. Advocates hope a long-term solution will be found to guarantee better service. 

  Politics

  Mar 22, 2023
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• Quebec budget: Income tax cuts and big drop in economic growth

  Girard's budget, tabled Tuesday, includes a cut of one percentage point to the tax rate paid by those in the lowest two income brackets, starting in 2023.

  Canada

  Mar 21, 2023
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• Quebec budget: Minister ditches new shoes tradition, makes donation instead

  'Rather than buying we will give,' said Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard on his decision to part with tradition and forego new shoes ahead of budget day.

  Economy

  Mar 20, 2023