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2010 Canadian federal budget

For fiscal year 2010–2011

2010 (2010) Budget of the Canadian Federal Government

Presented	March 4, 2010
Parliament	40th
Party	Conservative
Finance minister	Jim Flaherty
Total revenue	C $231.4 billion[1]
Total expenditures	C$280.5 billion[1]
Deficit	C$33.3 billion[2]
‹ 2009 2011›

The Canadian federal budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year (April 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011) was presented to the House of Commons of CanadabyFinance Minister Jim Flaherty on March 4, 2010 after returning from a two-month prorogued parliament.^[3]

Areas of direction[edit]

• $3.2 billion in personal income tax relief.
• Over $4 billion in actions to create and protect jobs.
• $7.7 billion in infrastructure stimulus to create jobs.
• Nearly $2 billion to help create the "Economy of Tomorrow"
• $2.2 billion to support industries and communities.
• Fiscal spending of $1.6 billion on unemployment benefits and $1 billion in new skills and training programs.^[4]
• Youth-related spending of $108 million

During the budget speech on 4 March 2010, Flaherty announced the use of a polymer substrate for the upcoming Frontier Seriesofbanknotes of the Canadian dollar and that future versions of the loonie ($1 coin) and toonie ($2 coin) would be made of steel instead of nickel to reduce manufacturing costs.^[5]

The New Democrats and Bloc Quebecois voted against the budget, which passed due to 30 Liberal abstentions.^[6]

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External links[edit]

• https://web.archive.org/web/20100308074427/http://money.ca.msn.com/federalbudget/article.aspx?cp-documentid=23579149