Carney argues his government still has fiscal anchors after PBO raises concerns

Carney argues his government still has fiscal anchors after PBO raises concerns

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney insisted Wednesday his government does have fiscal anchors after the interim parliamentary budget officer raised concerns about government transparency. Jason Jacques told a House of Commons committee on Tuesday that he wasn’t sure if the federal government still has its fiscal anchors, which he said causes the people that […]

New budget watchdog says 'deficit will absolutely be higher' than forecast, feds have no clear fiscal anchors

'I don't know that the government currently has fiscal anchors, which, of course, causes the people that I work with a considerable degree of concern at this point,' says interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques.

Carney argues his government has fiscal anchors after PBO raises concerns

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Budget watchdog sees 'considerable concern' over government's lack of fiscal anchors

In his first committee appearance, interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques told MPs his office has been consulted ahead of the fall budget but described the process as being in "early days."