Fast-tracking deficit elimination key issue for pre-budget consultations

The Finance Committee received 330 requests for witnesses to appear before committee and 49 written recommendations. A report will be given to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in December.

The federal government's plan to eliminate the deficit ahead of schedule is shaping up to be the central focus of the House Finance Committee's pre-budget consultations for 2012-2013, and policy insiders say it will take a long-term strategy for participants to get their recommendations onto the ...

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