Etiket: PBO
Canada | Inflation will drop to 2% by the end of the year, PBO predicts
(Ottawa) The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) predicts that inflation will return to the Bank of Canada’s 2% target by the end of the year and that the federal deficit will…
20 years to make subsidies paid to battery factories in Ontario profitable, says PBO
Governments could take four times as long as they say to make profitable the billions in subsidies paid to electric vehicle battery factories in Ontario, estimates the Parliamentary Budget Officer…
Volkswagen deal will cost taxpayers more than expected, says PBO
The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) says Canada’s exclusive contract with German auto giant Volkswagen to build an electric vehicle battery plant in southwestern Ontario will cost the federal government up…
PBO troubled by reactions to carbon pricing report
Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux is troubled by those who selectively read his latest financial report on the federal fuel charge. He says his report needs to be put…
The PBO believes that C-18 will allow the media to raise $330M from the web giants
The news community received with great astonishment, if not amazement, the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s (PBO) assessment of the revenue the media should derive from the Online News Act, which is…
Ottawa’s fiscal policy is sustainable over the long term, says PBO
Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux says Canada’s current fiscal policy is sustainable over the long term. PBO’s latest fiscal sustainability report shows that Canada’s overall debt level is expected…
Access to property | Even less affordable for average buyer, says PBO
(Ottawa) The Parliamentary Budget Officer warns homeownership has become even less affordable during the pandemic for the average buyer, who could find it even more difficult to enter the market…
Ottawa should eliminate its economic stimulus measures, says PBO
(OTTAWA) Justin Trudeau gave no indication Wednesday of his government’s intentions to abandon pandemic economic stimulus, as the Parliamentary Budget Officer questions the Liberal approach of spending tens of billions…