Nineteen of the region's 26 municipalities spent more than 60 per cent of their budgets on employee compensation and contracted services.
Blog - Fraser Forum
August 26, 2022
10:25AM
If the provinces increased provincial spending, they’d either have to raise taxes or run larger budget deficits.
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August 22, 2022
2:36PM
Governments often spend money today but promise more discipline in the future.
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August 17, 2022
1:48PM
Government policies and regulations have created an environment hostile to research and innovation.
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August 15, 2022
4:41PM
Resource revenues are set to increase substantially.
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August 10, 2022
9:53AM
Government spending in Nova Scotia encompassed 60.2 per cent of the economy.
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August 4, 2022
2:42PM
There's a clear imbalance between health-care spending and performance in Canada.
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August 3, 2022
8:55AM
If interest rates exceed economic growth rates, debt becomes unstable.
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July 27, 2022
9:45AM
The province's private-sector investment per worker was $11,300—the lowest level in Canada and 47 per cent below the national average.
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July 25, 2022
3:49PM
This year's federal per-person debt level is more than 25 per cent higher than in 2019.
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