Overall spending in this year’s budget is up $1.5 billion compared with last year, and with it comes a $273.2-million deficit.
The 2024-25 provincial budget was announced Wednesday, and with it comes a record investment with a focus on education, health care and community.
“We need more classrooms as we have more people that live in our communities,” Moe said Thursday. “We need more health-care facilities, and our communities are also facing the same growth challenges … and the inflationary challenges that are present here.” “I feel very deep in my heart that the majority of Saskatchewan people, if not all, will take those challenges of growth far before they take the problems of decline.”Family who immigrated to Canada says they couldn’t stay amid high cost of living5 students ingest edibles brought to Halifax elementary school, taken to hospital: police
However, no new taxes or tax increases were listed for the budget, with the government claiming that Saskatchewan is one of the most affordable places to live in the country.