Bernanke chose to pay interest on bank reserves, which caused banks to hold onto reserves rather than lend them out.
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Payroll costs across the provincial government sector are poised to increase sharply.
In 2021/22, federal personal income tax revenue grew by 6.2 per cent.
Under the CCB, the share of total child benefit spending for families with incomes under $60,000 declined from 42.9 per cent to 29.7 per cent.
B.C., Nova Scotia and Alberta experienced the strongest employment rebounds during the pandemic.
Between February 2020 and July 2022, public-sector employment increased by 366,800 jobs compared to 56,100 jobs in the private sector.
Canada's real GDP declined by 11 per cent in the second quarter of 2020.
The pipeline carries 540,000 barrels of oil and natural gas liquids per day to Ontario’s four operating refineries in Sarnia.
Between 2018 and 2024, the Ford government will increase debt by a forecasted average of $20.7 billion annually.
The national employment rate in 2022 was 0.2 percentage points below the rate in 2019.
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