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Federal spending up 6.2 per cent so far this year, with another $9.7-billion requested

Parliamentarians will be asked to approve roughly $8.8-billion of the overall spending requested through the first supplementary estimates of the year.

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June 7, 2022

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Federal spending up 6.2 per cent so far this year, with another $9.7-billion requested

Parliamentarians will be asked to approve roughly $8.8-billion of the overall spending requested through the first supplementary estimates of the year.

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