Deficits
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Guelph mayor likes provincial budget, pleased with funding for mental health and housingCam Guthrie is also pleased that the Ford government is working to bring the deficit down.PoliticsMar 24, 2023
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B.C. budget sets aside nearly $6 billion for COVID support, forecasts $8.1-billion deficitThe stronger economic footing is based on higher-than-expected revenues, including tax revenue as a result of strong housing and retail sales, and moderately lower spending.EconomyApr 20, 2021
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ANALYSIS: Trudeau government nears the record for leaving Parliament without a budgetIn nine days — on Friday, Oct. 16 — the current Parliament will have gone 316 days without a federal budget -- a new record in Canadian political history.PoliticsOct 7, 2020
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B.C. looks to drop balanced-budget requirement amid COVID-19 economic decline"We are making sure people and business have the support they need, while we work together to restart and rebuild an economy that works for everyone," Finance Minister Carole James said.PoliticsJun 24, 2020
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ANALYSIS: Trudeau says forget about fiscal promises of 2015, look at the results in 2018Having failed to deliver a promised balanced budget, Justin Trudeau will instead campaign on what he's delivering: A red-hot economy and a 40-year-low in unemployment.CanadaNov 21, 2018
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Despite financial troubles, city says taxpayers won’t pay for Town Homes Kingston’s deficitsTown Homes Kingston was running hundreds of thousands of dollars overbudget, according to a recent city report.EconomyNov 5, 2018
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Financial accountability officer sees more deficits, increasing debt in Ontario’s futureOntario's financial accountability officer says it's possible the Liberal government can balance the books by 2017-18 as promised, but only if the economy grows at a stronger pace than in the past five years.PoliticsMay 18, 2016
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Deficits could total $90B over Liberals’ first mandate: bank studyThe country's fading economic prospects could see federal deficit spending tally as much as $90 billion over four years, National Bank says.CanadaFeb 10, 2016
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Rona Ambrose OK with running ‘a little bit of deficit’Rona Ambrose says the Liberal plan to run "modest" deficits may not be the worst plan, but she wants to know just how big a deficit Justin Trudeau is willing to work with.CanadaJan 20, 2016
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How true is it? Deficits for infrastructure investmentThe Federal Liberals are promising billions for infrastructure, saying running a deficit will create economic growth. How true is it?CanadaOct 16, 2015
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