{"id":2430,"date":"2025-11-05T00:43:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T00:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=2430"},"modified":"2025-11-05T00:43:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T00:43:57","slug":"budget-2025-by-the-numbers-key-figures-in-liberals-spending-plan-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=2430","title":{"rendered":"Budget 2025 by the numbers: Key figures in Liberals\u2019 spending plan &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By Staff<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--noName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-byline__datesWrapper\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__dates\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Posted November 4, 2025 6:25 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1 min 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budget plan, including a projected $51.2 billion in cost savings.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014$78.3 billion: The total deficit for this fiscal year \u2014 more than double estimates for last year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/money123.jpg\" alt=\"Get expert insights, Q&amp;A on markets, housing, inflation, and personal finance information delivered to you every Saturday.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get weekly money news<\/h2>\n<p>Get expert insights, Q&amp;A on markets, housing, inflation, and personal finance information delivered to you every Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2014Up to 40,000: The number of public service positions the government intends to eliminate over the next three years.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014155,000: The number of student visas being issued in 2026, down from about 306,000 in the previous immigration levels plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201442.4: The federal debt as a percentage of GDP for fiscal 2025-26.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2014$73 billion: The sum set aside for new defence spending, with $30 billion going to capital investments.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" 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