On Tuesday, the federal government will table its 2023 budget. Armina Ligaya chats with Rebekah Young, Vice President and Head of Inclusion and Resilience Economics at Scotiabank, to explore what key themes are predicted, where we might see spending, how much and why —and go over some remaining question marks.

Key moments this episode: 

00:26 — The four big themes we’re likely to see 

1:40 — How this year’s budget may differ from last year 

3:16 — Unpacking the main themes – affordability 

6:47 — What will this new spending mean for the bottom line? 

8:37 — What will we see in regards to the green economy?

9:43 — What is the Inflation Reduction Act and how does it affect Canada? 

12:15 — How will healthcare spending play into the budget? 

14:18 — Is there anything we might not see that we expected to? 

16:30 — Rebekah gives us some insight into the budget day media lock up