Federal Budget Media Briefing

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Federal BudgetMedia Briefing

• The Vancouver Board of Trade
• February 13, 2003

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Canadian Living Standards
Source Centre for Standard of Living Studies
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What Spending Restraint?
Actual
Forecast
Source Federal Government
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March Madness
Revised Forecast
Revised Forecast
Source Federal Government
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Taxes on Income and ProfitsG7 Nations
Source OECD
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Continued Debt Reduction Needed
Source Federal Government
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