Federal Government Won’t Table Budget This Year, Finance Minister Says

Federal Government Won’t Table Budget This Year, Finance Minister Says
Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne for a meeting of the federal cabinet in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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The Liberal government will not be tabling a budget after the House of Commons returns shortly, but will instead table a Fall Economic Statement, according to Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne.

“We’re going to be introducing ways and means motions as we enter back into Parliament, we‘ll table legislation, then there’ll be a throne speech, and then we'll present a fall Economic Statement,” Champagne told reporters in Parliament on May 14 following the government’s first cabinet meeting.