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スコシア銀行のホルト氏によると、カナダ連邦政府は2025~2026会計年度の財政赤字が「目標」に達する可能性があり、さらに下回る可能性もあるとのこと。

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-- スコシアバンクの副社長兼資本市場経済部門責任者であるデレク・ホルト氏は、火曜日の取引終了後に発表されるカナダの春季経済報告と財政報告において、追加刺激策、2025-2026年度の財政赤字、将来の赤字と債券発行に関する「概算」、そして政府系ファンド計画の詳細が「鍵」となるだろうと述べている。 「赤字と債券発行に関するガイダンスを真に受けてはいけない。財務省の実績は、規模や転換点の見落としに関して非常に悪い。アナリストの実績も同様だ」とホルト氏は言う。 「それは、商品価格の高騰のような予期せぬ事態が発生したり、予想外の改善策に支出するなど政治的な介入があったり、経済が必ずしも期待通りに推移するとは限らないからだ。経済予測は難しい仕事だ。あまりにも頻繁に、あらゆる予測を取り巻く激しい議論よりもはるかに難しい。」 しかし、この場合、カナダ連邦政府は2025~2026年度の財政赤字を「達成」するか、あるいは予想外の好材料をすべて、もしくは大部分を支出することで赤字額を抑える可能性があるとホルト氏は述べている。同氏はさらに、「物価上昇は、政府が好調な商品すべてに課税していることから、間違いなく政府にとってプラスに働いている。関連する物価デフレーターは消費者物価指数(CPI)ではなく、財政状況の原動力となる名目GDPを導く広範なGDPデフレーターである。国内経済は予想以上に好調に推移している可能性がある。政府の支出策の実施は、その規模と複雑さゆえに不確実性に満ちている。追加支出措置はありそうだが、すでに多くのことが事前に発表されている」と付け加えた。

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