FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
[La version française suit le texte anglais.]
FAO TO RELEASE UPDATE ON ONTARIO’S 2020-21 SPENDING
TORONTO, July 20, 2021 – On Wednesday, July 21, 2021, the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) will release a report that provides information on unaudited spending by the Province through the end of the 2020-21 fiscal year, including spending results compared to the budget plan, an updated budget deficit projection, and the status of the Province’s COVID-19-related unallocated funds.
The report will be posted on the FAO website www.fao-on.org/en/ at 9:00 a.m.
The FAO will provide a background briefing for accredited media at 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams web conference following the release of the report. Please contact Anna Giannini at 647 527 2385 or AGiannini@fao-on.org for log-in and password information.
At the media briefing, senior officials from the FAO will provide a brief presentation and answer questions on a not-for-attribution basis.
Ontario’s Financial Accountability Officer, Peter Weltman, will be available for “on-the-record” media questions immediately following the background briefing at 10:15 a.m.
About the FAO
Established by the Financial Accountability Officer Act, 2013, the Financial Accountability Office (FAO) provides independent analysis on the state of the Province’s finances, trends in the provincial economy and related matters important to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Visit our website at http://www.fao-on.org/en/ and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/InfoFAO.
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For further information, please contact:
Anna Giannini l 647.527.2385 l agiannini@fao-on.org | fao-on.org