1968 Canadian federal budget explained

Budget of the Canadian Federal Government
Year:1968
Country:Canada
Previous Budget:1967 Canadian federal budget
Previous Year:1967
Next Budget:1969 Canadian federal budget
Next Year:1969
Presented:October 22, 1968
Parliament:28th
Party:Liberal
Minister:Edgar Benson
Total Revenue:12.320 Billion
Total Expenditures:12.987 Billion
Deficit:$667 million[1]

The Canadian federal budget for fiscal year 1968-1969 was presented by Minister of Finance Edgar Benson in the House of Commons of Canada on October 22, 1968. It was the first federal budget under the premiership of Pierre Trudeau.[2]

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References

  1. Web site: Canada's deficits and surpluses, 1963-2014. CBC News. CBC/Radio-Canada. April 25, 2015.
  2. Web site: October 23, 1968. Budget Tells Tale Tonight . The Regina Leader-Post . live . June 17, 2020. news.google.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20200623065251/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=w9EjUEod0xMC&dat=19681022&printsec=frontpage&hl=fr . 2020-06-23 .