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It really doesn't matter. the budget isn't why there is an election. Harper was found in contempt of parliament. That is no small thing. Its one thing to play politics and put spin on things. Contempt of parliament is none of those things though. Its hindering parliament in doing their business, or obscuring parliament so that it cannot function.
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There was confidence motion tabled by the Liberals...period. Harper didn't disolve government because the Cons were found in contempt, they disolved it because they lost a confidence vote, whatever that may be based on.
Now if you want to say it was only because of the report that was issued, fine. Had that not happened however, they were going down based on the budget as every single leader said they would not vote to support it when it came out on Monday.
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New Democratic Party Leader Jack Layton said his party will not support Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s budget as it stands.
Layton made the comments to reporters in Ottawa. Michael Ignatieff, leader of the opposition Liberal Party, and Gilles Duceppe, leader of the Bloc Quebecois, also told reporters in Ottawa today they won’t support the budget
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So either way this government was coming down based on what the NDP and Liberals chose to do. Its an inescapable fact as any defeated budget is also seen as a vote of non-confidence and we would still be where we are at today.
They wanted this fight regardless and now they are going to get it. I suspect it was a bad choice on their part at this time but it was theirs to make...no question about it.