WHITEHORSE—The Yukon government has introduced a budget that will see it spend $1.5 billion in the 2019-20 fiscal year. Premier Sandy Silver, who also serves as finance minister, says it’s a strategic budget that supports the programs people value, invests in Yukon’s future and sets a sustainable path forward. Silver says the Yukon government’s budget is a strategic one that supports the programs people value, invests in the future and sets a sustainable path forward. ( Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS )The budget includes a $5.9-million deficit, but the government is forecasting that it will return to a surplus in 2020-21. Highlights of the budget include $19 million for a new francophone school in Whitehorse and $19 million to develop residential lots.

Source: thestar March 08, 2019 00:56 UTC