T. P. B. RATTENBURY is a long-serving government lawyer with a special interest in public law. He qualified with an English local authority and has worked for many years for a Canadian provincial government, where his practice revolves around law reform, legislative and public law issues.

• Introduction The Ultra Vires Rule: Its Substance and Significance Out with the Old: The 1980 Budget In with the New: The 1981 Budget A Heightened Awareness: The 1982 Budget Leftward, Ho: The 1983 Budget Pressing Ahead: The 1984 Budget Rate-Capped and Resistant: The 1985 Budget Aftermath: The 1986 Budget Victim of Circumstance: The 1987 Budget 'Policy-Capped': The 1988 Budget Out with the Old, Again: The 1989 Budget and Beyond Conclusion

T. P. B. RATTENBURY is a long-serving government lawyer with a special interest in public law. He qualified with an English local authority and has worked for many years for a Canadian provincial government, where his practice revolves around law reform, legislative and public law issues.

• Introduction The Ultra Vires Rule: Its Substance and Significance Out with the Old: The 1980 Budget In with the New: The 1981 Budget A Heightened Awareness: The 1982 Budget Leftward, Ho: The 1983 Budget Pressing Ahead: The 1984 Budget Rate-Capped and Resistant: The 1985 Budget Aftermath: The 1986 Budget Victim of Circumstance: The 1987 Budget 'Policy-Capped': The 1988 Budget Out with the Old, Again: The 1989 Budget and Beyond Conclusion

T. P. B. RATTENBURY is a long-serving government lawyer with a special interest in public law. He qualified with an English local authority and has worked for many years for a Canadian provincial government, where his practice revolves around law reform, legislative and public law issues.

• Introduction The Ultra Vires Rule: Its Substance and Significance Out with the Old: The 1980 Budget In with the New: The 1981 Budget A Heightened Awareness: The 1982 Budget Leftward, Ho: The 1983 Budget Pressing Ahead: The 1984 Budget Rate-Capped and Resistant: The 1985 Budget Aftermath: The 1986 Budget Victim of Circumstance: The 1987 Budget 'Policy-Capped': The 1988 Budget Out with the Old, Again: The 1989 Budget and Beyond Conclusion