Table of contents

Charts

Chapter 1 - Introduction and overview

Chapter 2 - Economic developments and prospects: assumptions for fiscal planning

Chapter 3 - Building the future: staying the fiscal course

Chapter 4 - Jobs and growth in a dynamic economy

Chapter 5 - Building the future: investing in a stronger society

Annex 1 - The budgetary deficit, financial requirements, and the national accounts deficit

Annex 2 - Improved fiscal outlook for the total government sector

Annex 3 - Fiscal outlook: sensitivity to economic assumptions

Annex 4 - The government's response to the Auditor General's 1996 reports and observations on the financial statements

Annex 5 - Tax fairness

Annex 6 - Tax measures: supplementary information and notices of ways and means motions