Finance Minister Announces Budget by End of ...
24 October 2001
Finance Minister Announces Budget by End of Calendar Year
The Finance Minister, the Honourable Paul Martin, PC, MP announced on 24 October that the government intends to table a budget by the end of 2001.
According to Mr. Martin, the budget will provide a detailed update regarding Canada's fiscal situation in the current troubled times. It will also evaluate how the events of 11 September have affected Canada's economy, and will lay out the financial framework beneath the Canadian plan to combat terrorism.
Several critical pieces of economic information will become available in the next month that will determine the date for tabling the budget. Economic results for the third quarter are ready at the end of November, and costs of the new security measures will be worked out in the near future as well.