, ▁where ▁he ▁impro vised ▁the ▁early ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁budget . ▁ ▁Brian ▁Mul r oney ▁called ▁the ▁leak ▁a ▁criminal ▁act , ▁and ▁charged ▁Small , ▁Apple by , ▁the ▁rec y cling ▁plant ▁worker ▁and ▁ 2 ▁others ▁of ▁possession ▁of ▁st olen ▁property . ▁Ch arg es ▁against ▁Small ▁were ▁eventually ▁thrown ▁out ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁▁ ▁Key ▁elements ▁▁ ▁The ▁main ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁budget ▁are ▁measures ▁with ▁the ▁objective ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁def ic it . ▁These ▁include ▁sp ending ▁cut s ▁and ▁tax ▁increases . ▁▁ ▁C uts ▁ ▁Via ▁Rail ' s ▁subs id y ▁was ▁be ▁cut ▁by ▁ 5 0 0 ▁million ▁dollars , ▁as ▁were ▁the ▁subs id ies ▁of ▁numerous ▁other ▁crown ▁corpor ations ▁and ▁ag encies . ▁Air ▁Canada ▁was ▁fully ▁priv at ized , ▁as ▁the ▁ 5 5 % ▁of ▁shares ▁the ▁government ▁still ▁held ▁were ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁sold . ▁ ▁The ▁ 8 - b ill ion ▁doll ar ▁nuclear ▁sub marine ▁program ▁has ▁been ▁scra pped , ▁and ▁the ▁military ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁suffer ▁sp ending ▁cut s ▁amount ing ▁ 2 . 7 - b ill ion ▁dollars ▁over ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁budget ▁for ▁Official ▁Development ▁Ass istance '' ▁( i . e . ▁international ▁aid ) ▁would ▁be ▁cut ▁by ▁$ 3 6 0 ▁millions ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 - 9 0 ▁( the ▁program ' s ▁growth ▁rate ▁would ▁be ▁c apped ▁at ▁ 5 %