Table of contents

Charts

Chapter 1 - Introduction and overview

Chapter 2 - Economic developments and prospects

Chapter 3 - Maintaining sound financial management

Chapter 4 - Strengthening health care for Canadians

Chapter 5 - Building a strong economy through knowledge and innovation

Chapter 6 - Providing tax relief and improving tax fairness

Annex 1 - Spending and tax initiatives since the 1997 budget

Annex 2 - The budgetary balance, financial requirements/surplus, and the national accounts budget balance

Annex 3 - Fiscal outlook for the Canadian government sector

Annex 4 - Canada's financial progress in an international context

Annex 5 - Fiscal outlook: sensitivity to economic assumptions

Annex 6 - The government's response to the Auditor General's observations on the 1998 financial statements

Annex 7 - Tax measures: supplementary information and notices of ways and means motions