Yves Giroux
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Roy Green: What concerns the parliamentary budget officer should concern us allYves Giroux, Canada's parliamentary budget officer, tells Roy Green how his office remains unaware if the Trudeau government has any plans to tackle the deficit.BlogsNov 20, 2020
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New changes to Employment Insurance will cost $7.7B, PBO predictsThe Liberals had originally pegged the cost of modifying Employment Insurance at $7 billion.CanadaOct 19, 2020
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Federal carbon tax needs to increase for Canada to meet climate goals: PBOThe carbon tax is already set to rise to $50 per tonne of emissions by 2022 and the Liberals have not said what the path for the levy might be after that.CanadaOct 8, 2020
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Budget officer seeks more transparency on $422B in loans distributed by Crown corporationsFour Crown corporations account for roughly $236 billion in loans or deferrals handed out since the start of the pandemic to make it easier for businesses to manage costs.CanadaOct 2, 2020
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Canada’s deficit to hit $330B as coronavirus lands ‘permanent’ economic impactThe Parliamentary Budget Officer's report underlines need for spending to be temporary.CanadaSep 29, 2020
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Canada’s current deficit level will be ‘unsustainable’ within 1 to 2 years: PBOIf Liberals don't rein in spending, they must either raise taxes or cut services, warns the budget watchdog.CanadaSep 6, 2020
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Provinces missed out on $14.5B in equalization payments due to rule change: PBOThe spending watchdog's review of a decade of federal payments to provinces showed that federal coffers have saved $14.5 billion over that time.CanadaSep 3, 2020
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Canada’s deficit ‘manageable’ without tax increase if COVID-19 measures temporary: PBOCanada's economic deficit could be "manageable" without a dramatic increase in taxes, the country's Parliamentary Budget Officer says.CanadaAug 2, 2020
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Budget watchdog flags $12B projected loss at federal crown corporations amid coronavirusCrown corporations such as the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. and Business Development Bank of Canada will collectively lose $12 billion this fiscal year, the parliamentary budget officer says.CanadaJul 16, 2020
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Coronavirus: CERB extension to cost $17.9B, budget officer saysThe report this morning from budget officer Yves Giroux says that would bring the total cost of the benefit program to $71.3 billion.CanadaJun 23, 2020
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