23 March 2022

Highlights of Québec budget 2022-23 provided

Québec Finance Minister Éric Girard tabled the province's fiscal 2022-23 budget on March 22. The budget contains tax measures affecting individuals and corporations. The budget contains no new taxes and no tax increases. The minister anticipates a deficit of $7.4 billion for fiscal 2021-22 (after contributions to the Generations Fund) and $6.5 billion for fiscal 2022-23, with reduced deficits for each of the next four fiscal years. The government's objective is to restore fiscal balance by fiscal 2027-28.

A Tax Alert prepared by Ernst & Young Canada, and attached below, provides additional details. A more detailed Tax Alert on the budget will follow shortly.

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Full text of Tax Alert

Document ID: 2022-0465