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Ottawa tables 2024 budget with $52.9B in new spending Power & Politics
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April 16, 2024 - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled her fourth budget today, which calls for about $52.9 billion in new spending over the next five years. The result is a projected budget deficit of about $40 billion in the 2024-25 fiscal year — roughly what Freeland projected in the Fall Economic Statement. Freeland explains her plan on Power & Politics. Plus, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Bloc Quebecois revenue critic Jean-Denis Garon react.
April 16, 2024 - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled her fourth budget today, which calls for about $52.9 billion in new spending over the next five years. The result is a projected budget deficit of about $40 billion in the 2024-25 fiscal year — roughly what Freeland projected in the Fall Economic Statement. Freeland explains her plan on Power & Politics. Plus, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Bloc Quebecois revenue critic Jean-Denis Garon react.
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