Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2023 federal budget promises “transformative investments” in Canada’s green economy.
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Dental care was one of the NDP’s key asks from the Liberals when the opposition party entered into a confidence-and-supply agreement in March 2022 to back the minority government on key confidence votes, such as budgets, through to 2025.
Freeland’s budget also gives a nod to the anxiety many families are feeling from inflation, adding another top-up to GST rebate cheques for lower-income families this spring. “We all know that our most vulnerable friends and neighbours are still feeling the bite of higher prices,” Freeland said in her speech.Article content
In November, she forecast a $4.5 billion surplus by 2027-28. Tuesday’s budget says the books will be in the red at least until that year, with a $14 billion deficit projected for year five.
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