2010 Canadian federal budget
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‹ 2009 2011› |
The prorogued parliament.[3]
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.[4]
- Youth-related spending of $108 million
During the
Frontier Series of banknotes of the Canadian dollar and that future versions of the loonie ($1 coin) and toonie ($2 coin) would be made of steel instead of nickel to reduce manufacturing costs.[5]
The New Democrats and Bloc Quebecois voted against the budget, which passed due to 30 Liberal abstentions.[6]
Notes
- ^ a b A 10-year timeline of revenues and spending The Globe and Mail Thursday, Mar. 04, 2010
- ^ "Canada's deficits and surpluses, 1963-2014". CBC News. CBC/Radio-Canada. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Dearing 2009.
- ^ McMurdy 2010.
- ^ Chase 2010.
- ^ "Conservative budget passes thanks to 30 Liberal absentees". The Toronto Star. 8 June 2010.
References
- Chase, Steven (5 March 2010). "Some change for a dollar: Money you can launder". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- Dearing, Stephanie (30 December 2009). "Harper moves to prorogue Canadian parliament until March 2010". Digital Journal.
- McMurdy, Deirdre (4 March 2010). "Budget 2010 a tightrope act for Canada". MSN Canada. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
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