Province projecting almost $1.6 billion deficit over next year Written by Taylor Brock Wednesday, Apr 07 2021, 3:10 PM Minister Scott Fielding is the MLA for Kirkfield Park along with his title of Finance Minister. (Screenshot: Government of Manitoba/YouTube) Article continues below advertisement ↴ Manitoba's Finance Minister is revealing what is in store for the province's fiscal future, saying there will be significant financial challenges. The government of Manitoba is sharing what they planning regarding the province's 2020-2021 needs, including facing the strong possibility of a $1.597 billion. This is lower than the initially anticipated deficit of $2.08 billion. "It is going to take time to clean up this pandemic mess and we are facing that today with this budget," Premier Brian Pallister says in a Wednesday afternoon press conference.