Balanced Budget

• Alberta creates fiscal accountability plan to require balanced budgets

  With a few exceptions, Alberta governments will be required to table balanced budgets and limit spending increases to population growth plus inflation.

  Economy

  Feb 28, 2023
  
• NDP calls on the province to provide school boards with emergency funding

  Along with cuts to teaching and auxiliary positions Regina Catholic Schools will now charge parents a $70 lunchtime supervision fee.

  Education

  Jun 24, 2022
  
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• How Canadians learned to stop worrying and love the deficit

  Canada entered this election with the biggest deficit in history, but that deficit has not been a major flashpoint in the campaign, writes Jim Stanford.

  Commentary

  Sep 2, 2021
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• Nova Scotia election: party leaders spar over timeline to reach balanced budget

  While Liberal leader Iain Rankin says he wants to rein in spending, the Progressive Conservative and NDP leaders say they plan to run deficits to address the province's needs.

  Politics

  Aug 4, 2021
• Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board trustees approve $431M balanced budget for 2020-2021

  School board trustees approved a budget of $431,036,046 for the 2020-2021 school year following a meeting on Thursday

  Education

  Jul 9, 2020
• B.C. budget 2020 includes tax increases on top income earners, pop drinkers

  The B.C. government is increasing taxes on the rich and pop drinkers to help fund the continuation of its affordability agenda.

  Economy

  Feb 18, 2020
• B.C. NDP government set to unveil 3rd straight balanced budget under ‘challenging’ circumstances

  Finance Minister Carole James is expected to introduce a balanced budget on Tuesday but it won't have a lot of new spending.

  Politics

  Feb 17, 2020
• Deficit lower than expected, says Manitoba government

  The Manitoba government says its deficit is running a little lower than expected.

  Economy

  Dec 13, 2019
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• ICBC losses, forestry downturn weaken B.C. provincial surplus

  The B.C. government continues to project a slim surplus but problems at ICBC and the forestry sector pose potential problems.

  Economy

  Nov 26, 2019
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• ANALYSIS: ‘Real change’ for Liberals much different in 2019 with no balanced budget in sight

  At a media availability, after the platform was unveiled Sunday, Trudeau was asked multiple times whether he would commit to a timeline for a balanced budget. He didn’t answer.

  Politics

  Sep 30, 2019