It is to the government’s credit that the 2022 budget has no major surprises, and despite the new spending programs, the budget is seen as proposing slightly less exuberant spending than feared.
On the other hand, the finance minister has probably made an overstatement when she called her budget “prudent”.
The primary thrust of the budget is directed at affordable housing and the housing shortage. There are at least six separate proposals to alleviate these problems.
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