加拿大政府预算盈余从上年同月的95.3亿加元降至2024年2月的83.4亿加元,这是自6月以来的首次盈余。在2023/24财政年度的前11个月(4月至2月),该国录得173亿加元的赤字,与去年同期报告的31亿加元盈余相比大幅下降。所有主要支出类别的项目支出激增6.7%,而由于利率上升,公共债务费用飙升36.5%。另一方面,受个人所得税收入和其他税费增长的推动,政府收入增长了3.1%。
Canada's government budget surplus decreased to CAD 8.34 billion in February 2024 from CAD 9.53 billion in the same month of the previous year, and marking the first surplus since June. In the first eleven months of the 2023/24 fiscal year (April-February), the country recorded a deficit of CAD 17.3 billion, a significant decrease from the CAD 3.1 billion surplus reported in the same period a year earlier. Program expenses surged by 6.7% across all major spending categories, while public debt charges spiked by 36.5% due to higher interest rates. On the other hand, government revenues increased by 3.1%, driven by growth in personal income tax revenue and other taxes and duties.