Budget Officer Says Federal Wage Subsidy Program May Cost More This Year Than Planned

Budget Officer Says Federal Wage Subsidy Program May Cost More This Year Than Planned
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux in Ottawa, on March 10, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrain Wyld
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OTTAWA—Parliament’s budget watchdog estimates the Liberals will spend more this year on a wage-subsidy program than expected, but less in 2021.

The Liberals estimated last month the program would cost $83.5 billion this fiscal year when taking into account take-up through the summer and its extension since the fall.