After two years of record deficits that followed the landmark stimulus plan of 2009, the federal government has restated its plan to return to balanced books. However, this plan does not entail a decline in overall program spending. Despite the end of the economic stimulus package, which pushed program spending up by 18 per cent over the last two years, program spending will continue to rise. According to Budget 2011, the federal deficit is estimated at $40.5 billion in 2010–11, down from $55.6 billion last year. Over the next four years, the fiscal plan will see the deficit reduced by about $10 billion a year—such that by 2014–15, it is essentially eliminated.
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/topics/economics/budgets/fed_2011_budget.aspx
高不懂这些数字。有专家解释一下吗?
印象中有人提到过 29 billion 比上年降低了40%以上之类的话。但从来没有认真查过。
村长的500billion哪里来的?