The Manitoba government says its expecting to post a deficit of $1.3 billion for the fiscal year.
That’s up from the $796 million tabled in the 2023-24 budget.
Finance Minister Adrien Sala says the increased deficit in the mid-year fiscal update is partly due to overspending in health care.
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The government is forecasting $438 million in overspending in that department, driven by high costs in health authorities.
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Manitoba has run deficits in every year but two since 2009, and the NDP government continues to promise a balanced budget by 2027.
The government posted a deficit of just under $2 billion in the last fiscal year.
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