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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 28, 2012) - The Minister of Finance, Jim Flaherty, will deliver the 2012 federal budget tomorrow afternoon.

As with previous budgets, the BMO Economics team is available to provide general commentary and analysis; Deputy Chief Economist Douglas Porter and Economist Robert Kavcic will be present in the media lock-up.

Additionally, BMO has several sector experts available to comment on a variety of specific areas that could be affected by the budget, including:

• Retirement Issues/Pension Reform - Tina Di Vito, Head, BMO Retirement Institute
• Small and Medium Sized Businesses - Cathy Pin, Vice President, Commercial Banking, BMO Bank of Montreal
• Housing Market - Laura Parsons, Mortgage Expert, BMO Bank of Montreal
• Personal Investing - Serge Pépin, Director, BMO Investments Inc.

To speak with a BMO expert, please call the BMO Media Relations Hotline at 416-867-3996.