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Tax flash bulletin: 2017 Federal Budget Highlights

March 27, 2017 Blog, Planning Well, Taxes

On March 22, 2017, Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled the Liberals’ second federal budget. The Minister forecasts the current fiscal year will end with a $23 billion deficit versus the $29.4 billion deficit estimated in last year’s budget. The current budget projects a $28.5 billion deficit for the 2017-2018 fiscal year with no clearly-defined timetable to return to a balanced budget. We have highlighted selected income tax changes that affect Canadian individuals and businesses.

Read the full report here.