Feds to spend $71B on public service salaries and benefits despite job cuts: PBO

The Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux reports that Canada’s federal government is projected to spend $71.1 billion on personnel costs in 2024-25, despite reducing the public service workforce by nearly 10,000 last year. This increase underscores challenges for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s administration, which aims to balance the budget while enhancing defense spending and implementing departmental savings.

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