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1968 Canadian federal budget

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1968 (1968) Budget of the Canadian Federal Government
PresentedOctober 22, 1968
Parliament28th
PartyLiberal
Finance ministerEdgar Benson
Total revenue12.320 Billion [1]
Total expenditures12.987 Billion [1]
Deficit$667 million[1]
‹ 1967
1969

The Canadian federal budget for fiscal year 1968–69 was presented by Minister of Finance Edgar Benson in the House of Commons of Canada on October 22, 1968. It was the first federal budget under the premiership of Pierre Trudeau.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c "Canada's deficits and surpluses, 1963-2014". CBC News. CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Budget Tells Tale Tonight". news.google.com. The Regina Leader-Post. October 23, 1968. Archived from the original on 2020-06-23. Retrieved June 17, 2020.