{"id":625987,"date":"2026-04-24T17:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/625987\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T17:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:30:19","slug":"ottawa-reports-25-5b-deficit-between-last-april-and-february-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/625987\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa reports $25.5B deficit between last April and February – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\tBy Staff<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted April 24, 2026 12:01 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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The federal government<\/a> posted a budgetary deficit of $25.5 billion for the April-to-February period of its 2025-26 fiscal year.<\/p>\n

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In its monthly fiscal monitor, the Finance Department<\/a> says the result compared with a deficit of $19.3 billion for the same period of 2024-25.<\/p>\n

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The result came as revenue totalled $453.2 billion for the 11-month period, up 0.8 per cent from $449.8 billion a year earlier.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, program expenses excluding net actuarial losses amounted to $424.9 billion, up 2.1 per cent from $416.1 billion for the same period in the previous year.<\/p>\n

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Public debt charges totalled $49.3 billion, roughly the same as year earlier.<\/p>\n

Net actuarial losses were $4.6 billion, compared with $3.7 billion a year ago.<\/p>\n

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