Prudence and Opportunity: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2013

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CitationLaurin Alexandre and Robson William. 2013. "Prudence and Opportunity: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2013". Research. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute
Page Title:Prudence and Opportunity: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2013 – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:Prudence and Opportunity: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2013
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/prudence-and-opportunity-shadow-federal-budget-2013/
Published Date:March 18, 2013
Accessed Date:March 26, 2025

The C.D. Howe Institute’s 2013 Shadow Budget, released today, protects Canada from near-term economic and fiscal risks by accelerating the federal government’s planned return to budget surpluses, and promoting reforms that will boost longer-term economic growth. In “Prudence and Opportunity: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2013,” authors Alexandre Laurin and William Robson show how Ottawa can achieve budget surplus by 2014/15, a year ahead of plan, through further belt-tightening in the government’s own operations, while reshaping federal finances to support work, saving, investment, and international trade.

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