The total value of government debt in 2022 in Canada exceeded the entire size of the economy by more than 10 per cent.
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March 23, 2023
2:52PM
The budget projects a deficit of $1.3 billion this year.
March 22, 2023
4:21PM
Per-person spending will reach $14,790 in 2023/24—an increase of about 5 per cent from 2019/20.
March 22, 2023
4:00AM
Most governments across Canada have recognized that it’s unfair to collect additional tax revenue on salary adjustments.
March 21, 2023
12:58PM
The province will record a $40 million budget surplus this year.
March 21, 2023
3:00AM
Ontario's government debt has reached nearly $400 billion.
March 20, 2023
4:12PM
The effects of a recession could set off a debt “doom loop” with the debt ratio spiralling upward.
March 20, 2023
7:00AM
The province's debt-to-GDP ratio will climb to a projected 22.5 per cent in 2025.
March 19, 2023
4:00AM
Ontario is approaching an all-time high in inflation-adjusted per-person spending.
March 18, 2023
8:00AM
The government increased projected nominal program spending by $10.1 billion since the fiscal update last fall.
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