自由党的赤字神话看起来越来越不符合实际了

渥太华 - 自由党人，这赤字是怎么回事？

还有一个月就到财政年了，根据周五公布的财务部的数字，联邦政府将会有一个75亿盈余。

这与自由党政府的54亿赤字展望是一个非常大的距离 —— 该展望是联邦政府税收和支出计划的制定所依据的基础。

财政部长比尔莫纽仍坚持他的数字，说费用和收入在一个会计年度的最后一个月可能会导致显著的变化。

然而，到目前为止，保守党的数学计算看来接近这最后的结果。 

OTTAWA -- What was that about a deficit, Liberals?

With one month to go in the fiscal year, the federal government is looking at a $7.5-billion surplus, according to Finance Department numbers released Friday.

That's a long way off from the Liberal government's projection of a $5.4-billion deficit -- a projection the feds used to base its tax and spending program.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau is sticking to his numbers, saying expenses and revenues in the final month of a fiscal year could lead to significant changes.

So far, however, the Conservative math appears to be closer to the final tally.

The Tories insist Ottawa was on track for a small surplus in 2015-16.

Experts -- including Canada's budget watchdog -- have backed that up, and suggest the Liberals have been understating the fiscal health of the nation, and worse: deliberately lowering their outlook to help them beat expectations down the road.

Earlier this month, the parliamentary budget officer's analysis challenged the government's shortfall prediction for 2015-16, saying Ottawa will instead have a $700-million surplus.

Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose told the House of Commons that the PBO report confirmed two things: "first, the Liberal budget does not add up; and second, good news, the Conservatives did leave a surplus."

Morneau responded by saying that public revenues go down and expenses go up in the last month of a fiscal year.

"The Conservatives left us with a deficit, as we will see," he said.