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OTTAWA, April 11, 2019 /CNW/ - Canadians and the parliamentarians who represent them have the right to know how public funds are being spent, and to hold the government to account. The Government of Canada is continuing its work to improve the clarity, transparency and accountability of financial reporting and strengthen oversight of government spending.
Today, Treasury Board President and Minister of Digital Government, Joyce Murray, tabled the 2019?20 Main Estimates in the House of Commons, along with the 2019?20 Departmental Plans of 88 government departments and agencies.
The Main Estimates detail the government's plan to support the middle class as presented in Budget 2019, including historic investments in housing, skills training, and our most vulnerable seniors. The Main Estimates support the government's request for Parliament to approve $300 billion in spending to deliver programs and services in the fiscal year starting April 1.
This year, new Budget 2019 measures are reflected in the Main Estimates through a series of Budget implementation votes, presented by department and by measure. Parliamentarians will have the opportunity to vote on 194 individual measures, which provides them with extra clarity and helps relevant parliamentary committees to study these measures.
To provide parliamentarians with information as soon as possible, the Departmental Plans tabled today reflect only pre-Budget spending as presented in the Main Estimates. To ensure departments' planned spending is aligned with planned results, supplementary information for measures announced in Budget 2019 will be tabled in the House of Commons in the coming weeks.
This approach will ensure that the Main Estimates and Departmental Plans are fully aligned with the Budget, and will improve clarity, transparency and accountability to Canadians.
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"Following the money is fundamental to the role of parliamentarians. Our Government is continuing to increase the clarity, transparency and accountability of public spending. We introduced reforms in 2018, we listened, and now we are making it even easier for parliamentarians and Canadians to track the expenditure of tax dollars."
- The Honourable Joyce Murray, President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government
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