The federal government is set to spend an estimated $71.1 billion on salaries, bonuses and other personnel costs in 2024-25 despite having shaved off around 10,000 workers from the public service last fiscal year, according to Canada’s parliamentary budget officer.

This was an increase from last year’s $69.6 billion spent on personnel, according to a new PBO report published on Aug. 28. Personnel costs are the largest part of operational spending and will present a challenge to the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney, which has promised to balance the operating budget all while capping and not cutting the size of the federal public service.

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