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Near Hits and Big Misses: Canada's 2009 Fiscal Accountability Rankings

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Colin Busby (C.D. Howe Institute)
William B.P. Robson (C.D. Howe Institute)
Abstract

Canadian governments are projecting large amounts of red ink in their 2009 budgets. Notwithstanding the impact of the economic slump on government finances, it is natural for Canadians to ask whether this new borrowing is partly the result of insufficient fiscal discipline during the good times, and whether the actual outcomes will be worse than the projections.

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Volume (Year): (2009)
Issue (Month): 117 (April)
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Keywords: fiscal policy; Canadian federal; provincial and territorial governments fiscal accountability rankings;

Find related papers by JEL classification:
E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy
H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures

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