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For the first time in more than a decade, the province won’t release a first-quarter update on its finances.

At some point between the end of July and mid-August, it is typical for the government to provide an update on its books.

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The change this year means the public will go roughly four months without any update on what the province’s books look like, as the next disclosure won’t come until the mid-year report.

The last update showed the province was in a $675-million deficit over the 2015-16 year.

That was in July.

Mid-year reports are usually not released until mid- to late November.

Because of the Oct. 19 federal election though, Saskatchewan’s timeline on releasing financial information has been a departure from the typical.

The federal election in October pushed Saskatchewan’s election back to April, which, in turn, pushed back the release of the 2016-17 budget.

A spokesperson for the premier’s office said in an email the first-quarter update won’t happen this year, “because of the timing of the budget.”