The government has once again refused to set a timeline for returning to a balanced budget.
Government Spending & Taxes
February 27, 2018
2:02PM
February 27, 2018
10:56AM
The province will spend nearly $22 billion on health care in 2018/19.
February 26, 2018
2:27PM
Four provinces have increased their general corporate tax rates over the last three years, including B.C. and Alberta.
February 23, 2018
6:00AM
This $51 billion increase in spending represents total growth of 20.1 per cent in just three years.
February 22, 2018
5:03AM
Prime Minister Trudeau has stated unequivocally that he won’t reduce Canadian taxes to remain competitive.
February 21, 2018
11:08AM
The new EHT will apply to businesses with annual payrolls of more than $500,000.
February 20, 2018
3:58PM
In today's budget, B.C. NDP Finance Minister Carole James said the government’s housing plan will be “comprehensive."
February 16, 2018
3:27PM
It’s not clear that the usual way of doing journalism these days contributes much to good government.
February 16, 2018
12:35PM
Premier John Horgan’s NDP government campaigned on balanced budgets.
February 1, 2018
5:00AM
In 2016-17, the deficit was $0.991 billion but $6.276 billion was added to the net debt.
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