Quebec could show a greater deficit than planned in 2025-2026 star-news.press/wp

The Quebec government planned to make a $ 9 billion deficit in 2025-2026, may need to review its projections, according to Eric Girard financial minister.

In an interview with Montreal show Full morningFrom here, Mr. Girard said the Trump president hope he hoped to create economic slowdown in 2025. Government income, if necessary, would explain it.

Expenses will be renewed, Girard, Adding Financial Support measures on Tuesday, Adding Finance Minister to support more infrastructure, to support the Quebec economy.

In this context, Likely to be greater than expected deficits for the next two yearshe said Full morning.

In an interview with 98.5 FM, the minister went even more, saying it was mathematics. (2025-2026) The deficit will be greater than if we were not in terms of conditionsHe said.

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The next Quebec government budget will be stored at the National Assembly on March 25, Eric Girard said on Wednesday.

The law refund also provides a budget balancing plan, an exercise prompted the Minister in the spring of 2024 a year, however, that the Government was reconnected by zero deficit in 2029-2030.

This year’s annual deficit is expected to reach $ 11 billion, according to the Quebec financial situation published in December, compared to an economic autumn update, but if this deficiency is preferred to be 9.2 billion in 2025-2026.

In the conversation Full morningThursday, however, the minister stressed that it was growth in 2024 A little better What is planned. Also, assured it, despite being able to increase deficits, was the economic situation in Quebec under control.

Mr. Girard also stressed the labor market recently sedateWhat should be relieved of labor scarcity, the main barrier to government-guided infrastructure projects and state companies like Hidro-Québec.

Eric Girard has been in charge in 2018 to the power of the government of Lauldault, which has one of the financial ministers to be the longest.

2026 The general election asked for his intentions, the main interested party did not mean that if he was in classification, saying he was questioning and discussed his family.