Canadian PM eyes up to C$30 bln in deficit spending

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday his government could run a deficit of as much as C$30 billion ($25 billion) next year to fund a stimulus package aimed at kick-starting the weakening economy.

The deficit spending -- the first in Canada in a dozen years -- would include billions of dollars for infrastructure and public housing construction, tax breaks to fuel consumer spending and training for workers who lose their jobs, Harper told the...
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