Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer is now forecasting the deficit for 2020-21 to be $381.5 million lower than budgeted.

Both the Saskatchewan Party and NDP have made different promises to help voters navigate financial hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic in an attempt to give the economy a boost.

It's the last time Saskatchewan residents will get a look at the government's books before heading to the polls in a general election this October.

On Monday, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer unveiled the 2020-21 budget, which includes $16.1 billion in spending, an increase of 7.2 per cent from last year’s budget.

At 2:15 p.m., Finance Minister Donna Harpauer will table the 2020-21 budget.

The Saskatchewan legislative assembly will meet for 14 days from June 15 to July 3, with sittings from Monday to Friday each week.

House leaders are inching closer to reaching a deal that will see the legislature resume with a budget presented.

House leaders have been tasked with putting a plan in place to safely reconvene the legislature says Saskatchewan's premier.

AIDS Saskatoon was denied full funding for a supervised consumption site but is focused on helping the city's vulnerable through the coronavirus pandemic.

Saskatchewan’s 2020-21 budget estimates did not include money for class size and composition, but school division operating grants increased.