Nineteen of the region's 26 municipalities spent more than 60 per cent of their budgets on employee compensation and contracted services.
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Août 22, 2022
2:36PM
Governments often spend money today but promise more discipline in the future.
Août 3, 2022
8:55AM
If interest rates exceed economic growth rates, debt becomes unstable.
Juillet 25, 2022
3:49PM
This year's federal per-person debt level is more than 25 per cent higher than in 2019.
Juillet 11, 2022
11:50AM
Gasoline prices were rising before Russia invaded Ukraine.
Juillet 7, 2022
11:00AM
The territory ranked among the world's top 10 most-attractive mining jurisdictions.
Juillet 5, 2022
8:28AM
Alberta’s fiscal improvement is good news, but without significant policy changes, it will only last so long as commodity prices stay high.
Juillet 5, 2022
4:00AM
At the provincial level, an aging population is putting upward pressure on health-care spending.
Juillet 1, 2022
6:00AM
The federal and provincial governments will run combined deficits of $86 billion in 2022.
Juin 29, 2022
10:28AM
The average Nova Scotia family will pay more than 44 per cent of their income on taxes this year.
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