2010 Canadian federal budget
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The Canadian federal budget
for the 2010-2011 fiscal year (April 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011) was presented to the Canadian House of Commons
by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty
on March 4, 2010 after returning from a two month prorogued parliament.
Canadian federal budget
In Canada, federal budgets are presented annually by the Government of Canada to identify planned government spending, expected government revenue, and forecast economic conditions for the upcoming year....
for the 2010-2011 fiscal year (April 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011) was presented to the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty
Jim Flaherty
James Michael "Jim" Flaherty, PC, MP is Canada's Minister of Finance and he has also served as Ontario's Minister of Finance. From 1995 until 2005, he was the Member of Provincial Parliament for Whitby—Ajax, and a member of the Progressive Conservative Party caucus...
on March 4, 2010 after returning from a two month prorogued parliament.
Areas of direction
- $3.2 billion in personal income tax relief.
- Over $4 billion in actions to create and protect jobs.
- $7.7 billion in infrastructure stimulus to create jobs.
- Nearly $2 billion to help create the "Economy of Tomorrow"
- $2.2 billion to support industries and communities.
- Fiscal spending of $1.6 billion on unemployment benefits and $1 billion in new skills and training programs.
- Youth-related spending of $108-million
See also
- 2009 Canadian federal budget2009 Canadian federal budgetThe Canadian federal budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year was presented to the Canadian House of Commons by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on January 27, 2009...
- 2008 Canadian federal budget2008 Canadian federal budgetThe Canadian federal budget for the 2008-2009 fiscal year was presented to the Canadian House of Commons by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on February 26, 2008....
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