Tuesday’s PBO report says public debt charges will more than double between 2020-21 and 2025-26, rising from $20.4-billion to $43.5-billion, and growing further to $46-billion in 2026-27.

The headline budget measure is an increase in the inclusion rate for capital gains to two-thirds from one-half for gains above $250,000, starting June 25. A capital gain occurs when you sell an ...

In the report, the city’s deficit was attributed to “above average winter weather events” that resulted in a $24.9-million deficit for road services because of higher maintenance costs.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will deal with the so-called fiscal imbalance in the next budget, the French-language network of the CBC reported Monday.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) says the deficit will be smaller than predicted but the Liberal government's lack of clarity on fiscal planning has left Yves Giroux's office unable to ...

However, the report points to the budget's reliance on $75.9 million in savings from vacant positions as a problem, which it calls "a less-than-ideal budget balancing tool." ...