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Saskatchewan government to table 2021-22 budget on April 6
2021-22 budget on April 6 when the spring sitting of the legislature starts.“The new budget will be the main focus of the spring sitting,” Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Thursday in a statement.“It will be a budget designed to see Saskatchewan through the rest of the pandemic and then into a strong economic recovery as we get more of our population vaccinated and life returns to normal.” Deficit in Saskatchewan forecast to be $381.5M lower than estimated In November 2020, Finance Minister Donna Hauparer forecast a deficit of $2 billion for the 2020-21 fiscal year.She also said that the budget is expected to be balanced by 2024-25.However, officials cautioned at the time that a full economic recovery is tied to COVID-19 outcomes.