Inflation, Debt-Servicing Costs Add Challenges to Upcoming Federal Budget

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 13, 2023. The Canadian Press/Patrick Doyle

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Inflation will make the upcoming federal budget a tough balancing act of offering Canadians relief for cost-of-living increases without increasing deficits or triggering an election.