16 April 2019

Newfoundland and Labrador budget 2019-20 discussed

Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister and President of the Treasury Board Tom Osborne tabled the province's fiscal 2019-20 budget on April 16. The budget contains no new taxes and no tax increases. The minister anticipates a surplus of $1.9 billion for 2019-20, and projects a deficit for the following two years. The 2019-20 surplus is primarily a result of the accrual of the guaranteed revenue stream secured by the province, as part of the recently updated Atlantic Accord agreement.

A Tax Alert prepared by Ernst & Young Canada, and attached below, provides additional details.

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Full text of this Tax Alert

Document ID: 2019-0785