Higher dependency threshold for RRSP, RRIF rollovers
New tax credit for qualifying mineral exploration expenditures
Lots of goodies to keep investment business on side
But big financial institutions left out in the cold
Benefit may signal change in government policy
Some money comes in the current fiscal year; more next year
Budget supports Crop Reinsurance Fund
Full accrual accounting includes more assets and liabilities
Expenditures are growing at a faster rate than revenues
The result is a contingency reserve and an "economic prudence" allowance