{
  "id": 9591364,
  "title": "Carney government is inconsistent in how it labels spending, budget watchdog says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/carney-government-is-inconsistent-in-how-it-labels-spending-budget",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-24T16:39:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/operating-budget-pbo-9.7356884"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ottawa's fiscal watchdog says the way the Liberal government defines certain types of spending in its new budget framework can be inconsistent and contradictory.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}