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Big Spenders: Canada’s Senior Governments Have a Bad Budget Habit
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Page Title: | Big Spenders: Canada’s Senior Governments Have a Bad Budget Habit – C.D. Howe Institute |
Article Title: | Big Spenders: Canada’s Senior Governments Have a Bad Budget Habit |
URL: | https://cdhowe.org/publication/big-spenders-canadas-senior-governments-have-bad-budget-habit/ |
Published Date: | July 11, 2019 |
Accessed Date: | February 12, 2025 |
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Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments have spent a combined total of $91 billion more than they said they would since 2000, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report.
In “Big Spenders: Canada’s Senior Governments Have a Bad Budget Habit,” authors William B.P. Robson and Farah Omran compare the budgets of Canada’s senior governments with the revenues and expenses published in their audited year-end financial statements. They find governments routinely spend and tax more than projected in their budgets – and that those overshoots have materially raised the size and cost of government over time.
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