{"id":41053,"date":"2023-11-22T12:33:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T12:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2023\/11\/22\/5-measures-in-the-fiscal-update-aimed-at-saving-canadians-money\/"},"modified":"2023-11-22T12:33:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T12:33:28","slug":"5-measures-in-the-fiscal-update-aimed-at-saving-canadians-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2023\/11\/22\/5-measures-in-the-fiscal-update-aimed-at-saving-canadians-money\/","title":{"rendered":"5 measures in the fiscal update aimed at saving Canadians money"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">News<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Economy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">$168 million in new spending over six years for programs to make life more affordable<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"wire-published-by\">\n<p class=\"visually-hidden\">Author of the article:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"wire-published-by__author-container\">\n<p>The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>Laura Osman<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Nov 22, 2023<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">Last updated 1\u00a0day ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">3 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"featured-image\" data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><picture class=\"featured-image__ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fiscal-update-20231121.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=7ka_0bj7BPYN74tAJDpoAQ&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fiscal-update-20231121.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=7ka_0bj7BPYN74tAJDpoAQ&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fiscal-update-20231121.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=7ka_0bj7BPYN74tAJDpoAQ&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fiscal-update-20231121.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=7ka_0bj7BPYN74tAJDpoAQ&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fiscal-update-20231121.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=7ka_0bj7BPYN74tAJDpoAQ&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fiscal-update-20231121.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=7ka_0bj7BPYN74tAJDpoAQ&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fiscal-update-20231121.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=7ka_0bj7BPYN74tAJDpoAQ&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fiscal-update-20231121.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=7ka_0bj7BPYN74tAJDpoAQ&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fiscal-update-20231121.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=7ka_0bj7BPYN74tAJDpoAQ&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fiscal-update-20231121.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=7ka_0bj7BPYN74tAJDpoAQ&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fiscal-update-20231121.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=7ka_0bj7BPYN74tAJDpoAQ&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland makes her way to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill, Tuesday, November 21, 2023 in Ottawa. The Liberal government released its fall economic statement on Tuesday.\" class=\"featured-image__image type:primaryImage\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fiscal-update-20231121.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=7ka_0bj7BPYN74tAJDpoAQ&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fiscal-update-20231121.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=7ka_0bj7BPYN74tAJDpoAQ,\n                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fiscal-update-20231121.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=576&h=432&sig=e58UngfWk21R74-IYhNgFw 2x\" height=\"750\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"featured-image__caption image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland makes her way to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill, Tuesday, November 21, 2023 in Ottawa. The Liberal government released its fall economic statement on Tuesday.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Adrian Wyld<\/span> \/<span class=\"distributor\">The Canadian Press<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">OTTAWA \u2014 Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled a fall economic statement on Nov. 21 that aims to support middle-class Canadians amid soaring consumer prices and looming mortgage renewals.<\/p>\n<p>She announced $168 million in new spending over six years for programs focused on saving Canadians money.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what the government proposes to do.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Competition and trade <\/b><\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border 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