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Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux waits to appear before the Commons Finance committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 10, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
OTTAWA—Parliament’s spending watchdog says the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic should send the deficit to $363.4 billion.
In a report this morning, budget officer Yves Giroux says the deficit should fall over time as emergency spending measures wind down over the next 12 months.
