Reuters | October 12, 2010
Canada's federal budget deficit for the 2009-10 fiscal year totaled $55.6 billion, or 3.6 percent of gross domestic product, exceeding expectations due to special payments to two major provinces, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Tuesday.
Ottawa had forecast a budget shortfall of $53.8 billion, or 3.5 percent of gross domestic product, as it poured cash into inf...
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