Flaherty’s Economic Update Delays Balanced Budget Until 2016-17

Canada’s deficit rose by $5 billion due to drops in commodity prices and government revenues.
Flaherty’s Economic Update Delays Balanced Budget Until 2016-17
11/14/2012
Updated:
10/1/2015
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Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Canada has “reason for guarded optimism” on Nov. 13 as he released the government’s fall economic update, despite the report indicating that lower-than-expected revenues since the March budget will delay plans to balance the books to 2016-17, a year longer than predicted in March.