Feds plan to spend $6.5-billion less this year: government spending estimates 2013-2014

But opposition MPs say it’s ‘ridiculous’ the plans and priorities aren’t tabled before they vote on the $252.5-billion spending estimates.

The federal government plans to spend $6.5-billion less in total this fiscal year than what it has already spent to date in 2012, according to the main spending estimates tabled on Feb. 25, but opposition MPs say the figure could be inaccurate without departmental plans and priorities and ...

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