The ‘new normal’ of federal spending is at unprecedented levels; will exceed $13,000 per person this year

“This high level of deficit-financed spending will have to be repaid eventually, and that will have implications for future taxpayers who will face tax hikes to pay for today’s spending.”

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VANCOUVER— Per-person federal program spending is expected to reach a minimum of $13,032 in 2021/22 (adjusted for inflation), which is 34.8 per cent higher than in 2019, pre-COVID, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. Prior to the recent election, the federal government’s spending plans would have resulted in per person spending of $12,695. However, the Liberals proposed additional spending in the election that will bring per-person spending to $13,032 in 2021/22, and the NDP, the Liberals’ likely governing partner, proposed even higher spending that would result in per-person spending reaching $13,735.
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