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Champagne's Spring Update: Deficit Drops, Spending Rises
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Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne unveiled the spring economic update, highlighting Canadas fiscal discipline with G7s second fastest growth. The projected deficit for 2025-26 is down to $66.9 billion, a significant drop from last falls budget. However, new spending includes an $11.8 billion boost to the groceries benefit, a $2.4 billion gas tax pause, and $6 billion for skilled trades training. While Liberals praised the numbers, Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, criticized it as credit card budgeting, with deficits expected to ease to around $53 billion later. Both parties debate tens of billions in a deficit, leaving Canadians to watch wholl lead the path to balance.
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