Ontario Projects $12.9 Billion Deficit for This Year in Fall Economic Statement

Ontario Projects $12.9 Billion Deficit for This Year in Fall Economic Statement
Ontario Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy speaks to the media at Queen's Park in Toronto, on Aug. 9, 2022. The Canadian Press/Andrew Lahodynskyj
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The Ontario government is projecting a deficit of $12.9 billion for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, which it says is about $7 billion lower than expected, according to the province’s fall economic statement released today.

The province is expecting its deficit to decrease over the next two years, becoming about $8 billion next year before dropping down to $700 million in the 2024–25 fiscal year.