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The Coalition Avenir Québec government of François Legault will table its first budget on March 21. The province’s budget will be unveiled two days after the federal Liberals unveil their last, pre-election budget on March 19.

Quebec Finance Minister Éric Girard said on Tuesday that Quebecers can expect “good news” in health and education. The budget will also focus on the economy and the creation of wealth.

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“It will really be in line with our priorities,” he said.

Girard noted that Ottawa’s budget would have its own priorities. “I believe they may put an emphasis on professional training.”

He added that Quebec’s budget would also aim to reduce the tax burden on Quebecers, even though he refused to provide any details.

Girard’s comments echo those made during an economic update last December, when the Legault government said its priority would be to make investments in education and health care, as well as promoting economic growth and the reduction of the tax burden.

This debut budget will be an indicator of how committed the government is to those promises. It will presumably also shed light on just how much of a budgetary surplus the CAQ government has at its disposal.