Trudeau to Run Deeper Deficits as Canada Tackles Housing Crunch

11/22/2023 07:01
Trudeau to Run Deeper Deficits as Canada Tackles Housing Crunch

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government revealed billions in new spending on housing programs and industrial subsidies, increasing Canada’s budget deficit amid the dual pressures of higher borrowing costs and a slowing economy.

The total cost of the new tax and spending measures is C$20.8 billion ($15.2 billion) over six years, according to a fiscal update from Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who’s planning to borrow more at a time when many economists are concerned with rising interest costs and the risk of a recession.

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