Spending Announcements: Budget and Finance Minister

spending announcements: Governments would reserve their important taxation and spending announcements for the main, big budget, according to Rabble. These days, most governments don't want to wait for the budget. The finance minister's fall fiscal exercise used to be nothing more than a statement of the government's fiscal position, four or five months before the annual budget. They use the Update to roll out new goodies at a time when it might be politically advantageous for them. If you believe the media and the opposition, this Update comes at a time when Finance Minister Bill Morneau is in trouble on two fronts. The 2017 Update is no exception. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.