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Finance Minister Joe Ceci says the Alberta government won’t change its fiscal course despite the possibility of a further credit downgrade.

Ceci was in Toronto Monday to meet with rating agencies Standard and Poor’s, DBRS Limited and Moody’s Investors Service.

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All three have previously downgraded Alberta’s credit rating, with criticisms of the NDP government’s lack of action on reducing the province’s debt and deficit.

Following the March provincial budget, which projects $10.3 billion in red ink for 2017-18, the agencies raised further concern about the province’s bottom line.

Speaking to reporters on a conference call, Ceci said the agencies gave no indication Monday that a further downgrade is coming and that each had more work to do reviewing Alberta’s books over the coming weeks.

The NDP government has vowed to maintain public services without significant spending cuts, forecasting a return to balanced budgets in 2023-24 based on long-term restraint and rebounding economic growth.