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PBO analysis finds government slow to implement budget even as overall spending rises

Parliamentary Budgetary Officer Yves Giroux said the latest Supplementary Estimates revealed the government has only sought approval for about 60 per cent of the proposed spending from Budget 2023 so far this year.

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November 17, 2023

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