Federal Government Posts $15.1 Billion Deficit Between April and October This Year

Federal Government Posts $15.1 Billion Deficit Between April and October This Year
The Peace Tower is pictured on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Dec. 19, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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The federal government recorded a budgetary deficit of $15.1 billion between April and October, $7 billion of which was in October.

The finance department says in its monthly fiscal monitor that the deficit between April and October compared with a deficit of $0.2 billion during the same period last year.