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Theo's Analysis, Budget 2024, Economy Theophilos (Theo) Argitis Theo's Analysis, Budget 2024, Economy Theophilos (Theo) Argitis

Trudeau government keeps to activist agenda in tax-and-spend budget

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the 2024 budget Tuesday, with big spending to increase Canada’s housing supply. The only thing keeping the deficit trajectory in check were new taxes, including $19 billion over five years in new capital gains levies on wealthy individuals and corporations – underscoring the extent to which we have fully entered a populist moment in Canadian politics, Theo Argitis writes.

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