Quebec Budget Expected to Include Record Deficit, Measures to Address Tariff Threats

Quebec Budget Expected to Include Record Deficit, Measures to Address Tariff Threats
Quebec Minister of Finance Eric Girard displays his 2025-2026 budget plan during a press conference the day before the government's budget is tabled in Quebec City on March 24, 2025. The Canadian Press/Karoline Boucher
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Quebec’s finance minister is set to table a budget today with a focus on shoring up businesses and workers as U.S. tariff threats continue to sow economic turmoil.

Eric Girard has confirmed the budget for the coming fiscal year will include a projected deficit of more than $11 billion, surpassing the record set last year.