OTTAWA — Even before she tables her fourth federal budget Tuesday, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has laid out billions in new spending, but the full financial picture could help her keep to deficit targets set last year, if only temporarily.

Unlike past budgets, where the details were kept secret until the day the document was tabled in Parliament, Freeland has spent the past three weeks revealing details of her coming fiscal plan.

The federal finance minister has ruled out tax increases on the middle class, but said nothing about possible corporate increases{ai:summary}<p>Freeland teases big spending in upcoming budget to stay on deficit targets. #economy #politics</p>

Freeland's big ticket spending spread over several years, helping to keep deficit from growing

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