Finance Minister Craig Pardy will deliver his fall economic and fiscal update next week.

In August, previous minister Siobhan Coady indicated that the deficit had nearly doubled to $626 million from previous budget estimates, due largely to volatile markets and a poor exchange rate.

Last month, Premier Tony Wakeham delivered his State of the Province address to the Board of Trade, hinting that even that number “doesn’t reflect the true depth of our provincial deficit.”

Pardy would not tip his hand as to what people can expect when questioned by reporters yesterday.

He says government will be fully transparent, but he’s saving the details for next week.

Pardy is providing his first update on the province’s fiscal health next Tuesday.

VOCM News will be there.