Provincial budget delivers on old promises, spends on communities
The 2024 Saskatchewan budget is a mix of old news and new spending in almost every category of expense. It has lower deficit than last year, but also has increased spending on debt servicing.
According to Finance Minister Donna Harpauer, the new budget numbers reflect record investment in areas like education and municipal revenue sharing, albeit with information that was made public days ago.
In a document titled, Classrooms, Care and Communities, the province of Saskatchewan released its budget Wednesday afternoon.
“This year’s budget focuses on investing in what’s truly important to the people of Saskatchewan – classrooms, care and communities. The 2024-25 Budget makes record investments in the provincial education system, record investments in health care and record investments in municipal revenue sharing to respond to the growing needs of Saskatchewan residents, families and communities,” wrote Harpauer in her introduction.