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Boomer Bulge: Dealing with the Stress of Demographic Change on Government Budgets in Canada

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William B.P. Robson (C.D. Howe Institute)
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While the sagging economy is focusing attention on fiscal policy’s capacity to fight a slump, another challenge looms – the demographic pressures on future program spending. Short-term stimulus can only succeed if it preserves confidence in the long-run capacity of Canadian governments to provide programs and service their obligations at tolerable tax rates.

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Paper provided by C.D. Howe Institute in its series e-briefs with number 71.

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Date of creation: Jan 2009
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Publication status: Published on the C.D. Howe Institute website, January 2009
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Keywords: fiscal policy; demographics; Canadian government budgets;

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H5 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies
H6 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt
J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics

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