While not perfect, revised budget is “substantial improvement” over previous budgets
May 10, 2005 |
National Office
OTTAWA – The revised federal budget is affordable and should be passed in the House of Commons, Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) economists said in an assessment released today.
Saying that the revised budget, which includes changes negotiated with the NDP, goes further to meet real social needs than the budgets of recent years, the economists urged Parliament to judge the new federal budget on its merits, register its shortcomings for future action and put partisan interests aside.