budget 2023

Owing to improvement in economic activities, the government expects work demand under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to fall 27 per cent in 2023-24, a report by The Economic Times (ET) said. …

International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says his government might boost foreign aid spending if the Canadian economy rebounds after criticism over a drop in development funding that has the sector preparing to cut programs.…

The federal government’s spending on employees saw record growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, says the parliamentary budget officer. Read more: Feds file complaints against public service union amid talk of strikes…

A battle is brewing between Canadian defence officials and federal decision-makers as the Trudeau government looks for ways to save billions of dollars over the next few years. Experts say last week’s budget and the delays in a…

THE WEST BLOCK Episode 28, Season 12Sunday, April 2, 2023Host: Mercedes StephensonGuests:Mike Duheme, Interim RCMP CommissionerFrançois-Philippe Champagne, Industry MinisterArmine Yalnizyan, Atkinson Fellow on the Future of…

Last week’s federal budget won’t fuel inflation but may be missing the bigger economic picture as a recession looms and the country’s cost-of-living crisis continues to squeeze Canadians, experts say. The budget unveiled by Finance…

Despite calls for the federal government to take immediate action to eradicate human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Canada, the 2023 budget fell short of offering new funding — and didn’t reference HIV once. In the 41 years since the…

In the 2023 federal budget, the Trudeau government vowed to find savings of more than $15-billion over four years. It may want to start with the phone bill.In 2022, the federal government spent more $165-million for more than 944,000…

This year’s budget reveals the federal Liberals envision Canada relying more on its allies for trade in the future, economists and geopolitical experts say – even if that could result in higher prices or missed opportunities. “It’s a…

The Liberal government left employment insurance reform out of the federal budget this week over concern that reforming the program amid a slowing economy could drive up premiums for workers and employers. That’s according to a…