At 79 per cent, Canada had the fastest growth in its debt-to-GDP ratio in the G-7.
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April 12, 2021
12:03PM
Interest payments on the federal debt are expected to equal $20.2 billion in 2020/21.
April 8, 2021
2:10PM
The president wants to increase the federal corporate tax rate to 28 per cent.
April 8, 2021
12:34PM
By 2023/24, debt interest will consume 6.6 per cent of all provincial revenues.
April 7, 2021
12:51PM
Progressive economists sought to exclude “unfit” workers—mostly women and minorities—from the labour market.
March 29, 2021
10:29AM
Ontario's projected net government debt will eclipse $585 billion by 2029-30.
March 24, 2021
3:49PM
According to the budget, debt interest payments will total $13.1 billion in 2021/22.
March 23, 2021
10:48AM
Within two fiscal years of Chretien's 1995 budget, federal finances had moved from large deficits to surpluses.
March 22, 2021
9:37AM
Most of Ontario’s February employment gains were for part-time work.
March 17, 2021
11:57AM
According to the 2020 budget, the government will spend an estimated $12.5 billion on debt interest.
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