Government decisions can also result in inefficiencies or mistakes.
federal spending
Juillet 27, 2020
9:49PM
The Trudeau government’s recent fiscal update forecasted a $343 billion deficit this year.
Juillet 23, 2020
11:57AM
The government increased income taxes for more than 80 per cent of middle-income families.
Juillet 8, 2020
11:53AM
The national debt is approaching $1 trillion.
Juin 30, 2020
4:13PM
Between the early 1970s and the mid-1990s, the federal government ran a deficit every year.
Juin 15, 2020
10:41AM
Such implicit or explicit assumptions invariably lead to unintended consequences.
Mai 27, 2020
12:32PM
Total expected federal per-person spending will eclipse $13,000 in 2020-21.
Avril 28, 2020
1:00AM
Avril 8, 2020
5:30AM
Whereas the Chrétien government used balanced budgets as a guiding fiscal anchor, the Trudeau government has not had an effective fiscal rule imposing discipline on its spending, taxing, and borrowing decisions, resulting in the federal government being less prepared to respond to the current recession.