Saskatchewan Election Year Budget Increases Health, Education Funding, Projects $273 Million Deficit

Saskatchewan Minister of Finance Donna Harpauer presents the 2024–2025 Saskatchewan budget in Regina on March 20, 2024. The Canadian Press/Heywood Yu

Saskatchewan’s provincial government has announced a $20.1 billion budget that increases spending on education, health care, and municipalities.

Finance Minister Donna Harpauer rose in the legislature on March 20 to announce a provincial budget that addresses concerns about class sizes and complexity, as well as crowded hospitals and emergency rooms.