The Finance Department says Flaherty is scheduled to hold a news conference on Thursday at 8:15 a.m. (1215 GMT). 1 ?5 b) p) g4 F6 O1 c8 `$ [ % M; z. v" @. X3 mA government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the government will reduce the maximum amortization period of a mortgage to 25 years from 30 years, and lower the level of home equity that can be borrowed against to 80 percent from 85 percent. 6 m- ^4 m4 y) }& K$ p P