The 2016 Federal budget was released Tuesday afternoon, revealing a 30 billion dollar deficit.

Provencher Member of Parliament, Ted Falk says the budget came out as the Conservative opposition had expected. “The budget does break a lot of the promises they made during their campaign, and one was that they wouldn't exceed a 10 billion dollar deficit, and it's gone to 30 billion.”

Falk adds, “They also indicated they would have a balanced budget within their four year mandate, and based on their own projections they won't even come to a balanced budget within the next five years.”

Falk says there has been some increased funding for seniors, and low income families will get an increase in the child tax credit. “It's a boost for most families, but not all families, which is disappointing because it seems to discriminate against some families. Most families should see a boost and I think that's a positive in the budget.”

According to Falk, another positive in the budget is, there will be an increase to E.I. benefits, and a reduction in wait times for people on, or facing unemployment. “But I think better news would have been if the budget would have a plan to create jobs, because I don't think anybody wants to be on unemployment insurance, they want to be back at work and that's what the budget is missing.”

Falk adds, the Finance Department of Canada confirmed that the Conservative government left a 3 billion dollar surplus which is being turned into a deficit. “Our parliamentary budget officer has indicated we are not in a recession, and they are spending like we are.”

“Another promise they broke,” says Falk, “was to reduce the small business rate and they have not.”

Falk says, income splitting for families has been stripped away, and the budget has removed credits for arts and recreation that families have enjoyed for the past many years. “They think their new Canada child benefit covers all that.”

Also, Falk notes, “there was no mention of our agriculture sector, our farmers were completely left out in the cold again, and that's terribly disappointing. Also nothing in there for oil and gas, and no vision for that sector of our economy.”

Falk says, “it means in the foreseeable future there's no plan for jobs, just a plan to increase our deficit and our debt, but our taxes will go up. It will also increase the burden on future generations.”