Nelson Wiseman: A cautious view of budget projections

March 1, 2016

Ontario’s budget promises free tuition to many college and university students and tuition relief to most. The provincial Liberals also say they are well on their way to balancing the Ontario budget in 2017/2018 despite a formidable debt and increases in expenditures. U of T News spoke with Nelson Wiseman of the Department of Political Science about the lower-than-originally-projected deficit, the implications of the tuition plan and the role governments play in determining – and predicting – the state of the economy. The full article is available here.