Fiscal Update

• Winnipeg reports budget shortfall and transit surplus in 2023 financial review

  The report reveals a deficit of $297,000 in the tax-supported operating budget and a surplus of $1.3 million in transit operations.

  Economy

  Mar 4
  
• Manitoba’s fiscal recovery: $1.6B deficit tackled with health, housing, and gas tax relief

  The Manitoba government is acting on the $1.6 billion deficit using a new fiscal strategy which Finance Minister Adrien Sala announced on Wednesday. 

  Economy

  Dec 13, 2023
  
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• N.B. Liberals question proposed tax cuts after auditor general call for fiscal prudence

  A report from the province's auditor general says the province is in decent fiscal health, but says the government should be wary moving forward.

  Politics

  Nov 30, 2022
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• Conservatives, NDP slam government’s ‘out of touch’ fall economic statement

  Opposition parties are criticizing the federal government's fall economic statement for not doing enough to help Canadians amid high inflation and rising household bills.

  Economy

  Nov 3, 2022
• Fall economic statement to include proposed corporate stock buyback tax: source

  A senior government official revealed the plan on the condition they not be named because they were not authorized to discuss the contents of the fiscal update publicly.

  Economy

  Nov 2, 2022
• N.B. records largest-ever surplus after projecting $244-million deficit

  The province posted a surplus of $777.3 million, a turnaround of more than $1 billion from what was budgeted in March of 2021.

  Politics

  Sep 29, 2022
• Province provides mid-year financial update, says projected deficit lowered

  Manitoba's deficit for 2021-2022 could be almost half a billion dollars, coming out at an estimated $1.12-billion dollars by March 2022.

  Economy

  Dec 17, 2021
• Highlights from Liberals’ fiscal update: What you need to know

  The Liberal government's fiscal update detailed billions of dollars in spending -- including on the Omicron COVID-19 variant response. Here are the highlights.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2021
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• Omicron uncertainty clouding Canada’s inflation forecasts: fiscal update

  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's fiscal update comes amid a worrying spike in cases of the highly contagious Omicron variant that causes COVID-19.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2021
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• Canada’s deficit lower than expected but Omicron, B.C. floods eat into windfall

  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland did not appear in person to provide her accounting of federal finances today because of concerns over COVID-19.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2021