Posts tagged as: federal budget

[Letter] Roadmap to a balanced budget: Maximizing government efficiency

Share As outlined in Budget 2010: Leading the Way on Jobs and Growth, our Government has a clear three-point plan to return to a balanced budget. First, we will wind down as planned the temporary measures in the Economic Action Plan. These investments are protecting and creating jobs now. Second, we will take action to [...]

Poll: Canadians want budget pass; no appetite to coalition

Share Angus Reid poll results – Half of Canadians approve of the federal budget presented yesterday by the Conservative government and a majority wants the House of Commons to pass it, a new Angus Reid Strategies poll conducted for CTV has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample conducted last night, 50% [...]

How we go from surplus to deficits in 4 months – a chronology

Share Note: Federal election was held on Oct 14, 2008 September 17, 2008 2008-065 Minister of Finance Issues Statement on Global Market Developments The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today issued the following statement: “Financial markets around the world are undergoing considerable stress. As an open trading economy, Canada is not immune to these [...]

First deficit budget in 12 years – highlights

Share Highlights of Tuesday’s federal budget $85-billion deficit over five years, including $34 billion in 2009-2010 and $30 billion the next year. Cut personal taxes by $20 billion over six years, including increasing the basic personal amount that can be earned tax-free, and raising the upper limit of the two lowest personal income-tax brackets. Cut [...]

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