The Finance Department says Flaherty is scheduled to hold a news conference on Thursday at 8:15 a.m. (1215 GMT).. Z: H7 @" E5 t6 c: y# f
$ ~- g7 G s! I: W/ s+ i1 WA 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.3 P. v3 q5 M7 ^8 G! |" B7 U