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City of Regina heading for COVID-19 deficit, according to report
The COVID-19 pandemic has been playing havoc with people's bank accounts all over the world for the past six months and the City of Regina is not immune. According to the mid-year financial report, to...
Sep 16, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
‘Fiscal reckoning’: Alberta to outline $20B-plus deficit in financial update
EDMONTON - Albertans are to get a look at the province's biggest deficit in history when the government releases its financial update today. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has been warning that the defi...
Aug 27, 2020
Full, updated provincial budget to be released Monday
On Monday, Saskatchewan politicians will pick up where they left off nearly three months ago, heading back into the legislative chambers to debate a budget and finish the spring sitting. The sitting w...
Jun 15, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Updated budget to be tabled when Saskatchewan Legislature resumes
By the time the Saskatchewan Legislature resumes sitting June 15, it will have been almost three months since the sitting was suspended for the pandemic. On Tuesday, the government and official opposi...
Jun 01, 2020
Moose Jaw city council drops mill rate increase
Moose Jaw city council decided to drop the mill rate increase for the remainder of 2020 in an effort to help citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic. Council recognized the measures will leave challenge...
May 12, 2020 Moose Jaw City Council chambers. (City of Moose Jaw)
U of R operating budget keeps tuition at 2019-20 level
The University of Regina is holding the line on tuition for the 2020-21 school year. The school's operating budget of about $238 million was approved by the board of governors on Tuesday. Tuition and ...
May 06, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatoon city council approves emergency financial measures to shrink COVID-19 deficit
Saskatoon city council is taking a first step towards lessening the blow of a budget deficit caused by COVID-19. Councillors voted 10-1 Monday in favour of a host of recommendations that will apply to...
Apr 27, 2020
Regina city council votes to delay 9 roadwork projects to address financial shortfalls
Regina city councillors met by video link Wednesday to debate and decide how to move money around to make up for a projected shortfall of $20 million if COVID-19 outbreak measures last until September...
Apr 15, 2020
COVID-19 the main topic as scaled-down budget released
COVID-19 was at the top of people's minds on Wednesday as the provincial government released pared-down numbers for the coming fiscal year. The government only released the spending estimates for the ...
Mar 18, 2020 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer delivers the estimated expenses for 2020-21 on March 18, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Government to release scaled-back budget Wednesday
Saskatchewan's budget release on Wednesday afternoon is going to be quite a bit different than what was originally planned -- the province will only be tabling its expenses for the coming year, not it...
Mar 17, 2020 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer. (File photo by Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
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