Liberals go from belt-tighteners to spenders

After six years in government, the McNeil Liberals are transforming from the spend-thrift deficit hawks who first took office. On March 26, Finance Minister Karen Casey tabled Budget 2019-2020, the government’s fourth consecutive balanced budget, which estimates a surplus of $33.6 million, with revenue of $11.01 billion and expenses of $10.98 billion. It also projects…