加拿大在2025年赤字达到68.5B,增长疲软、减税和裁员,包括2000名学生工人。 Canada’s deficit to hit $68.5B in 2025 amid weak growth, tax drops, and job cuts, including 2,000 student workers.

加拿大联邦赤字预计到2025年将增至685亿美元, 由经济增长疲软、来自美国贸易紧张的税收减少及支出增加所驱动, Canada’s federal deficit is projected to rise to $68.5 billion in 2025, driven by weak economic growth, declining tax revenues from U.S. trade tensions, and increased spending, according to the parliamentary budget officer. 预计2025年经济将略有增长,为1.2%,国内生产总值预测因关税而下降。 The economy is expected to grow modestly at 1.2% in 2025, with GDP forecasts lowered due to tariffs. 债务与国内生产总值的比率预计到中期将上升到43%。 The debt-to-GDP ratio is projected to rise to 43% by the medium term. 同时,在2024年3月至2025年3月期间,有近2 000名学生工人被削减联邦工作岗位,下降了20%,加拿大税务局的削减幅度最大。 Meanwhile, nearly 2,000 student workers were cut from federal jobs between March 2024 and March 2025, a 20% drop, with the Canada Revenue Agency seeing the largest reduction. 批评者警告说,由于青年失业率在7月达到14.6%,是2010年以来最高的,因此阻止青年、技术熟练的工人,这些“静悄悄的削减”破坏了公共服务,从而损害了公共服务。 Critics warn these “quiet cuts” undermine the public service by deterring young, skilled workers, as youth unemployment reached 14.6% in July—the highest since 2010. 政府计划在11月4日的预算前进一步调整公共服务。 The government plans further public service adjustments ahead of the November 4 budget.