BMO economist expects annual deficit will come in at under $78.3B
The province is delaying a surplus for the third year in a row
The budget forecasts a deficit of $498M on total spending of $27.3B
The province is not raising taxes or cutting services as part of the budget
Province’s GDP expected to grow by 1.1% in 2026, if U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods are stable
The reversal comes just over two weeks after Houston's government tabled its budget
The NDP says rather than take responsibility for the budget, Smith prefers to blame immigrants, oil
Import levies needed to fill fiscal void, amid soaring deficits
Net debt is expected to be $27.9 billion in 2026-27
The budget brings in a record deficit of $13.3 billion