If there were no prudence in the March 2016
Budget economic projections, the forecast deficit for 2016 - 17 would have been higher by $ 1.7 billion and by $ 4.8 billion in 2017 - 18.
Not exact matches
But even with those changes, ensuring the next few
budgets are balanced may prove challenging, thanks to some overly optimistic
economic projections.
One of the first things I look for in any
budget are the economic projections, particularly after Budget 2015 contained wildly optimistic oil price fore
budget are the
economic projections, particularly after
Budget 2015 contained wildly optimistic oil price fore
Budget 2015 contained wildly optimistic oil price forecasts.
This forecast was reduced by $ 1.3 billion to a deficit of $ 31.0 billion in the November 2011 Update of
Economic and Fiscal
Projections and by a further $ 6.1 billion to a deficit of $ 24.9 billion in the March 2012
Budget.
It is difficult to understand why today's revised
economic and fiscal
projections were not included in the June 2011
Budget.
In the last two
budgets, you have presented five - year
economic and fiscal
projections.
These include publishing: • Historical estimates and medium - term
projections of the economy's potential GDP, as well as the methodology and assumptions used; • Medium - term
projections of the Government's structural, or cyclically - adjusted
budget balance as well as the methodology and assumptions used; • The assumptions,
projections and methods to translate the private sector
economic forecasts into its fiscal forecasts; and • The fiscal sustainability analyses of the provincial - territorial government sector that it prepared.
A strengthened and more independent Parliamentary
Budget Office would promote greater understanding of complex budget issues; it would force the government to defend its economic and budget forecasts; it would promote a straightforward and more understandable and open budget process; it would promote accountability by commenting on the government's projections and analysis; finally, by being nonpartisan, it would provide research to all political pa
Budget Office would promote greater understanding of complex
budget issues; it would force the government to defend its economic and budget forecasts; it would promote a straightforward and more understandable and open budget process; it would promote accountability by commenting on the government's projections and analysis; finally, by being nonpartisan, it would provide research to all political pa
budget issues; it would force the government to defend its
economic and
budget forecasts; it would promote a straightforward and more understandable and open budget process; it would promote accountability by commenting on the government's projections and analysis; finally, by being nonpartisan, it would provide research to all political pa
budget forecasts; it would promote a straightforward and more understandable and open
budget process; it would promote accountability by commenting on the government's projections and analysis; finally, by being nonpartisan, it would provide research to all political pa
budget process; it would promote accountability by commenting on the government's
projections and analysis; finally, by being nonpartisan, it would provide research to all political parties.
As part of the changes to the budgetary process in 1994, four private sector forecasting organizations [2] develop detailed fiscal
projections on a National Accounts basis, based on the average of the private sector
economic forecasts and the tax and spending policies in place at the time of the last
budget for the next five years.
Instead, CCPA uses the Parliamentary
Budget Officer's (PBO) October 2012
Economic and Fiscal Outlook Update, while the C.D. Howe uses Minister Flaherty's November 2012 Update of
Economic and Fiscal
Projections.
One, additional prudence could have been built into the April 2015
Budget for 2015 - 16, with the result that the fiscal
projections for 2015 - 16 were not reflective of the
economic forecast at that time.
Under the previous Liberal Government, which first asked the Finance Committee to seek the views of Canadians in the planning for the upcoming
budget, the Minister of Finance would appear before the Committee, presenting updated
economic and fiscal
projections and potential challenges for
budget planning.
A strengthened (more resources), and more independent (report to Parliament) PBO would promote greater understanding of complex
budget issues; it would strengthen credibility by encouraging simplification and forcing the government to defend its
economic and
budget forecasts; it would improve the
budget process by promoting a straightforward and more understandable and open process; it would promote accountability by commenting on the government's
projections and analysis; finally, by being nonpartisan it would provide analysis and research to all political parties.
CBO's
budget and
economic projections are updates to the agency's January
projections.
Budget deficits are on the rise, according to the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO's) budget and economic projections released to
Budget deficits are on the rise, according to the Congressional
Budget Office's (CBO's) budget and economic projections released to
Budget Office's (CBO's)
budget and economic projections released to
budget and
economic projections released today...
The Congressional
Budget Office (CBO) released updated budget and economic projections today, continuing to show an unsustainable picture of debt over the next ten years and b
Budget Office (CBO) released updated
budget and economic projections today, continuing to show an unsustainable picture of debt over the next ten years and b
budget and
economic projections today, continuing to show an unsustainable picture of debt over the next ten years and beyond.
The
budget does not even provide a
projection of Canada's long - term potential
economic growth and the key determinants underlying it - productivity growth and labour force growth.
The Congressional
Budget Office (CBO) today released its updated budget and economic projections for the coming decade, showing that while short - t
Budget Office (CBO) today released its updated
budget and economic projections for the coming decade, showing that while short - t
budget and
economic projections for the coming decade, showing that while short - term...
This paper looks at the
economic and fiscal
projections presented in
Budget 2012.
We have consistently argued that the Government should use the Department of Finance's
economic projections for
budget planning and not the average of the private sector
economic forecasts.
Typically, a Minister of Finance does not release revised
economic and fiscal
projections that close to the
budget.
Traditionally, the
Budget was tabled before the Main Estimates, so that the Main Estimates could be based on the
Budget economic and spending
projections.
Mr. Flaherty is right to be cautious in his
budget projections, given the risks associated with
economic and fiscal forecasting.
A realistic approach recognizes that the
economic and fiscal
projections of the federal government have deteriorated since the
budget was tabled in April.
These requirements do not force complete balance on an annual basis: they generally focus on
budget projections rather than realizations, so deficits can still occur when
economic conditions are unexpectedly weak.
This means that the final
budget outcome for 2008 - 09 would not have been fully incorporated into the fiscal forecast until the September 2009 Update of
Economic and Fiscal
Projections.
Its sole purpose was to provide updated
economic and fiscal
projections, to be used as a starting point for a debate about the upcoming
budget.
They illustrate how difficult it is to translate the
economic planning assumptions into credible fiscal
projections for
budget planning purposes.
Based on the Fall Update's
economic and fiscal
projections, the
budget could be in balance by 2025 - 26.
The
Budget also contains the latest
economic projections, to which many of the statutory programs are linked.
In the March 2013
Budget and again in the November 2013 Update of
Economic and Fiscal
Projections, the Minister of Finance attempted to attribute the lapse as the reason for the errors in his forecasts.
To ensure that they achieve this political commitment, a number of restraint measures have been introduced in the 2010, 2012 and 2013
budgets as well as in the November 2013 Update of the
Economic and Fiscal
Projections.
As we noted in our assessment of the November 2013 Update and confirmed by the PBO in a recent article entitled «Revised PBO Outlook and Assessment of the 2013 Update of
Economic and Fiscal
Projections», the Government is using higher - than - required EI premium rates to achieve its balanced
budget target in 2015 - 16, despite the denial of this by the Minister of Finance.
The federal government's annual
budget deficit is set to widen significantly in the next few years, and is expected to top $ 1 trillion in 2020 despite healthy economic growth, according to new projections from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released yest
budget deficit is set to widen significantly in the next few years, and is expected to top $ 1 trillion in 2020 despite healthy
economic growth, according to new
projections from the nonpartisan Congressional
Budget Office released yest
Budget Office released yesterday.
These include lowering expense
projections for retirement and health insurance expense to reflect lower projected usage and rates not available at the time the
budget request was prepared; lowering utility cost estimates to reflect the significant decline in energy demand and prices resulting from reduced
economic activity and lowering other operating cost estimates to reflect lower anticipated price changes.
The chancellor will be forced to reveal a grim set of
economic forecasts in his first set - piece House of Commons statement, as the independent Office for
Budget Responsibility makes its first
projections of the impact of Brexit on growth and the public finances.
Last week, after OMB issued its Mid-Session Review of the 1997
Budget, AAAS prepared a further revision, taking account of the new OMB projections and a clarification the Administration has provided of the adjustments it would make in order to bring the budget into balance under CBO's economic assump
Budget, AAAS prepared a further revision, taking account of the new OMB
projections and a clarification the Administration has provided of the adjustments it would make in order to bring the
budget into balance under CBO's economic assump
budget into balance under CBO's
economic assumptions.
Budget Officer • Developed budget processes and policies • Analyzed operating results and economic indicators • Prepared budget modifications according to prescribed processes • Prepared and updated revenue forecasts and cost projections • Conducted process improvement reviews and capital development pro
Budget Officer • Developed
budget processes and policies • Analyzed operating results and economic indicators • Prepared budget modifications according to prescribed processes • Prepared and updated revenue forecasts and cost projections • Conducted process improvement reviews and capital development pro
budget processes and policies • Analyzed operating results and
economic indicators • Prepared
budget modifications according to prescribed processes • Prepared and updated revenue forecasts and cost projections • Conducted process improvement reviews and capital development pro
budget modifications according to prescribed processes • Prepared and updated revenue forecasts and cost
projections • Conducted process improvement reviews and capital development processes
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