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on what dates do the u.s. and canada release their respective federal budgets?
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to the best of my knowledge, there's no firm date requirement. the fiscal year for the us federal government starts on october 01, but if my memory serves me right, last time a budget was approved before the fiscal year started was during the clinton administration.
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