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Liberal MP calls out PBO for error in carbon price analysis, asks for correction

The parliamentary secretary to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is criticizing the parliamentary budget officer for not issuing a more public…

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Cost of Liberal government’s defence plan has jumped by $50B, PBO says

The cost of the Liberal government’s nearly seven-year-old marquee defence plan has jumped by over $50 billion — mostly due…

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Carbon capture tax credit could cost taxpayers $1B more than expected, PBO warns

A controversial tax credit meant to help jump-start carbon capture projects could cost $1 billion more than the federal government…

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F-35 fighter jets to cost Canada nearly $74 billion: PBO

Owning and operating a fleet of F-35 fighter jets over the next four and a half decades is expected to…

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Economy to ‘stagnate,’ federal deficit expected to balloon to $46.5B this year: PBO

The parliamentary budget officer says higher interest rates will lead the economy to stagnate in the second half of the…

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Health

Pharmacare would cost governments billions more per year but save economy money: PBO

The parliamentary budget officer says a single-payer universal drug plan would cost federal and provincial governments $11.2 billion in the…

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