Finance minister Jim Flaherty will release the government's fall fiscal update Tuesday in Mississauga, laying out Ottawa's expectations for government revenue during a recovery that's proving to be slower than predicted.

A government source said the minister will commit to balancing the budget in the "medium" term. Mr. Flaherty recently said publicly that the budget would be balanced by 2014-2015, "or so."

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