Today on Parliament Hill, Canada’s Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, presented the country with the Harper government’s 2012 federal budget. As always, Fleishman-Hillard was there to report back on the key elements including:
- Cuts to government departments of $5.2 billion
- Moving the age of eligibility for Old Age Security to 67 from 65
- $1 billion to support science and technology
- Elimination of the penny from circulation
- Eliminate the National Roundtable on the Environment
Brian Klunder, vice president, provides a full overview and analysis of this year’s federal budget here: 2012 Federal Budget Analysis
