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Saskatchewan: COVID-19 pandemic could lead to a $3.3 billion decline in provincial revenue
BY , Apr 17, 2020 11:34 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
A body is removed from the long care home Yvon-Brunet in Montreal on Monday, April 13, 2020. Canada’s top public health doctor says deaths in long-term care facilities will likely continue to rise, even as the growth of overall COVID-19 cases begin to slow.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
The Saskatchewan government says the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to a $3.3 billion decline in provincial revenue.
Officials have released projections based on different scenarios where revenue declines range from $1.3 billion to $3.3 billion.
Finance Minister Donna Harpauer says it's still unclear how long restrictions on public interaction will be in place.
Meanwhile, officials announced one new and one presumptive case of the virus bringing the total in Saskatchewan to 307.
It says 228 people have recovered and four have died.
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