In 2024/25, federal program spending will reach a projected $483.6 billion—up $16.1 billion from the previous budget’s estimates.
Government Spending & Taxes
April 16, 2024
3:01PM
April 8, 2024
2:30AM
Support for government-funded pharmacare, dental care and daycare plummeted to well below 50 per cent if the programs are paid for by tax hikes.
April 5, 2024
4:30AM
The Trudeau government has recorded the five-highest years of federal spending in Canadian history.
March 30, 2024
5:00AM
Rather than adopt the discipline necessary to get back on track, Ottawa simply moves the goalposts.
March 29, 2024
5:00AM
According to projections, government debt interest will cost nearly $1,000 per British Columbian by 2026/27.
March 29, 2024
3:30AM
In 2023/24, interest costs on federal government debt will reach a projected $46.5 billion.
March 26, 2024
2:30AM
Since 2014/15, annual federal program spending has increased by $193.6 billion—or 75.5 per cent.
March 15, 2024
9:56AM
From 2019-20 to 2024-25, the government increased program spending by more than 50 per cent.
March 12, 2024
11:11AM
The government should learn from past experience and ensure new rules about the fund are constitutional.
November 27, 2023
4:22PM
The provincial government revised its $1.0 billion projected budget surplus to a $250.5 million projected deficit.
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