Budgeting for borrowingThe Yukon government passed its budget, slightly north of $2 billion, this spring with the support of the governing minority Liberals and the Yukon NDP. The release suggests net debt will go down as revenues go up faster than spending and as major capital projects wrap up. A statement from Yukon government cabinet communications suggests Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon and his group of "career politicians" would cut essential public service jobs, if elected to form government. Defining debtMazoullec defined net financial debt as the difference between the government's total financial assets and its total financial liabilities. “Is the Conservative Yukon Party looking out for Yukoners, or the corporations funding its campaign?”Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify how much the Yukon government will pay in interest each year.