2018 Federal budget in a nutshell

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By Ted Liu

On February 27, 2108, Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled Federal Budget 2018, Equality + Growth: A Strong Middle Class.

The Budget 2018 is the “Government’s people-centred plan to strengthen the middle class and support economic growth. Guided by a new Gender Results Framework, Budget 2018 proposes several measures to ensure every Canadian has an equal and fair chance at success.”

How did the budget word the plan? Here are a few of words being used in the plan:

Innovation – 197 times
Capital – 54 times
Female – 24 times
BDC – 14 times
Venture Capital – 14 times
Angel – 3 times
Growth Capital – 1 time

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