Return to a balanced budget by 2029-2030 and create Efficacité Québec

Aim for a return to a balanced budget by 2029-2030; undertake a review of government programs and corporate taxation through an initiative named "Efficacité Québec"; appoint a parliamentary budget officer to strengthen public confidence in the budget process. October 1, 2026 release, presented by the PLQ as a reminder of previously announced measures, not as four new ones. The digital transformation/sovereignty measure announced in the same release is tracked separately under the Economy issue, not duplicated here.