Government seeks $10.3-billion in extra spending to close out the fiscal year

If approved before March 31, the government's final spending update for 2022-23 would bring total budgetary spending for the year to $443.3-billion, a 7.1 per cent increase over the previous year.
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier is seen here on Feb. 15, the day she tabled the government's final spending update for the current fiscal year as well as its main estimates for 2024.

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux says the government’s "fairly straightforward" spending update for the tail end of the current fiscal year suggests the Liberals are “still implementing various policy measures that were already announced,” including spending ti...

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