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Budget 2023 offers billions for dental care, plus spending cuts and tax hikes to tame deficit
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled a federal budget Tuesday projecting a deficit about $10 billion higher than initially forecast — an increase driven by a worsening economy and new spending on initiatives like a national dental care program. Freeland’s fiscal plan projects the deficit will be $40.1 billion in 2023-24 — up from the $30.6 billion she said it would be just last fall. Freeland’s relatively brief 250-page budget is being pitched as a focused plan to address inflation — there will another one-time GST rebate for low-income Canadians — and to position the economy for the future through multi-billion-dollar tax credits to stimulate the clean energy sector. A faltering…
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Dental care to expand in upcoming federal budget: source
OTTAWA — The New Democrats are placing affordability at the top of their federal spending budget desire listing, pushing the authorities to invest billions of dollars into an expanded dental care system at the centre of their deal with the minority Liberals. In accordance to a senior government supply, who spoke to the Star on the problem that they not be named, expanded dental care coverage is set to be a important piece of the upcoming funds, which is established to be tabled March 28. “It’s a significant quantity. It’s a very good selection,” the supply mentioned, declining to assign a greenback figure to the pledge. An NDP resource, who…
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Food creator shares 5 healthy meal recipes for 2 on a $75 budget
Cooking healthy meals under a certain budget may seem daunting, but one food creator is sharing grocery lists, tips and recipes to make it a bit easier. With $75 in hand for a trip to Trader Joe’s and five recipes at the ready, recipe developer and food blogger Jenn Lueke cooked up a new series on social media to help show home cooks how to make a handful of healthy meals for two people. The food content creator of five years shared her full shopping list, additional best practices for your next trip to the store, plus five healthy recipe ideas with “Good Morning America,” below. @jenneatsgoood Jenn Lueke prepares…