Blown Budgets: Canada’s Senior Governments Need Better Fiscal Controls

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Page Title:Blown Budgets: Canada’s Senior Governments Need Better Fiscal Controls – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:Blown Budgets: Canada’s Senior Governments Need Better Fiscal Controls
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/blown-budgets-canadas-senior-governments-need-better-fiscal-controls/
Published Date:May 10, 2018
Accessed Date:February 14, 2025

Over the past 15 years, Canada’s federal, provincial, and territorial governments have regularly missed budget spending and revenue targets, with spending overshoots of $69 billion combined. The new report from the C.D. Howe Institute, “Blown Budgets: Canada’s Senior Governments Need Better Fiscal Controls,” reveals a consistent lack of fiscal accountability by Canada’s senior governments. 

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