Canada finance minister indicates he won't deliver full budget

The government could function without a budget, but will need a spending bill

OTTAWA — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Wednesday that when Parliament resumes, the government will put forward a middle-class tax cut, deliver a throne speech and release a fiscal plan in the fall economic update.

With the decision not to table a budget in 2025, the Carney government confirms that it will continue the budgetary priorities of its predecessor...

Taxpayers deserve a federal budget

By Franco Terrazzano The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the federal government to table a 2025 budget. “Failing to even present a budget is a huge crack in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s credibility,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “You can’t be credible with the finances if you can’t even bother to put together a budget.” The Canadian Press reported that the federal government “will not table a budget when Parliament r…

Federal Government Won’t Table Budget This Year, Finance Minister Says

The Liberal government will not be tabling a budget after the House of Commons returns shortly, but will instead table a Fall Economic Statement, according to Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne. “We’re going to be introducing ways and means motions as we enter back into Parliament, we’ll table legislation, then there’ll be a throne speech, and then we’ll present a fall Economic Statement,” Champagne told reporters in Parliament on May …

Opposition slams Liberals for having no plans to table budget soon

Opposition parties attacked Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday for being vague about his plans after his government said it would not table a federal budget before the House of Commons rises for the summer.

Carney Liberals say no to tabling budget, delay fiscal update until fall

The decision to forego a formal budget has already drawn sharp criticism from the opposition.