Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance. The minister's budgetary forecasts were based on two assumptions, that revenue would increase by 8 per cent and that interest rates would remain at their current low levels for the next three years. Less than three weeks after this budget was delivered we are already beginning to see signs that these assumptions were overly optimistic.
What alternative provisions does the finance minister have to meet his deficit reduction targets if interest rates continue to climb?