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Government to ask MPs to approve $142-billion, to start with, to cover costs in 2021-22

That's only part of the picture, as much government spending has already been approved, and billions more—including new promises in this year's budget—will be reflected in supplementary estimates.

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, PETER MAZEREEUW
March 15, 2021

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 15, 2021

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