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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Steve Scherer and Fergal Smith

Canada should take heed of UK turmoil, resist more spending, analysts say

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland looks at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as she delivers the budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government should avoid new stimulus when it updates its fiscal plans this fall and focus instead on paying down debt as governments globally face greater scrutiny managing their finances, analysts said.

The reason for caution is clear given the market reaction to Britain's plan to cut taxes without explaining how to pay for it, analysts said. The pound crashed to a record low against the U.S. dollar and British government bonds tanked.

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