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As the majority of support measures are removed, the federal government is now fully in the next recovery phase.
Budget 2022, with its improved revenue outlook, is spending on a new national dental program as well as providing more defence spending in light of the Ukraine–Russia war.
The budget also provided new incentives for first-time homebuyers and embarked on the difficult journey of bolstering housing supply.
Latest estimates peg the deficit at $53 billion for 2022–23. This is a considerable improvement over 2020–21’s shortfall of $330 billion, but the federal government still faces a difficult road to balance.
The recent run-up in resource prices for resource-rich provinces is leading to an improvement in the collective provincial fiscal position, but structural issues will continue to weigh on the fiscal outlook.
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