Saskatchewan’s budget for the coming fiscal year does not contain a contingency plan to deal with tariffs threatened by China and the United States.
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Sask. pledges support if drought costs materialize
REGINA — Saskatchewan finance minister Donna Harpauer has always said a crop failure is her worst budget nightmare. The possibility of yet another drought in parts of the province loomed over her seventh and final budget delivered last week. She has announced she won’t run in the next election expected this fall. However, the financial […] Read more
Sask. budget projects deficit, boosts spending
The government announces record spending for health and education as well as increased operating costs for the RCMP
REGINA — Health care and education tend to dominate provincial budgets, and Saskatchewan projected record spending in both those areas for the next fiscal year. The budget theme, Classrooms, Care and Communities, outlined the spending priorities Saskatchewan people deem important, the government said. The health budget is a record $7.6 billion, up nearly $584 million, […] Read more
Ag spending up in Saskatchewan
REGINA — Agriculture spending in Saskatchewan is pegged at $1.5 billion for the upcoming fiscal year, up $81.7 million. That includes ministry estimates of about $571 million, plus spending that occurs across government for agricultural programs. The 2024-25 budget announced March 20 projects AgriStability costs will rise by $110 million, based on federal forecasts, and […] Read more
Producers praise Sask. agriculture spending plan
Department’s budget increases by 39 percent over last year, largely because of projected crop insurance costs
Agricultural organizations had only good things to say about last week’s Saskatchewan budget, which increased spending to cover off more expensive crop insurance premiums and projected indemnities. The ministry itself was allocated $548.6 million, while total agricultural spending is budgeted at $1.4 billion. That is eight percent of the projected $18.7 billion the government intends […] Read more
Sask. anticipates surplus budget, payments on debt
Saskatchewan is forecasting a surplus of just more than $1 billion in the 2023-24 fiscal year and intends to pay down operating debt as a result. Finance minister Donna Harpauer delivered the most recent budget, tagged Growth that Works for Everyone, March 22. Revenue is expected to be $19.7 billion and expenses will be $18.7 […] Read more
Ag spending up in Sask. budget
Agricultural spending in Saskatchewan is expected to be up in 2022-23, largely because of crop insurance premium costs. The province budgets its business risk management spending based on federal estimates, and this year the allocation is up by $73.5 million. Nearly all of that, or $70 million, is for crop insurance premiums, which are the […] Read more
