Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Craig Lord
Publication Date: June 19, 2025 - 10:18
Budget watchdog Yves Giroux says he can’t evaluate Liberal government’s fiscal targets
June 19, 2025
The Parliamentary Budget Officer said Thursday he can’t properly assess whether the federal government is on track to meet its fiscal targets because the Liberals’ new budget benchmarks haven’t been defined.Without a spring budget, that means Ottawa’s budgetary watchdog is in the dark on how recently announced plans to boost Canada’s defence spending and cut income taxes will affect the government’s fiscal position.
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