Quebec’s finance minister will table the province’s next budget on March 25, with a focus on shoring up businesses and workers amid the economic disruption of U.S. tariffs.
Eric Girard says the budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year will be a chance to present the province’s plan to “support Quebec in the face of economic uncertainty.”
Quebec Premier François Legault said earlier this week he had asked Girard to include funding to speed up major infrastructure projects, including for schools, hospitals and transportation.
The premier also said the budget would include funding for the province’s investment arm—Investissement Québec—as well as newly announced loan programs for businesses threatened by the 25 percent tariffs the U.S. on Tuesday imposed on Canadian goods….