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B.C. government must tackle province’s fiscal mess

The government's debt interest payments will increase from a projected $500 per person in 2022/23 to nearly $1,000 in 2026/27.


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B.C. government’s record-breaking deficit even worse than it appears

Once you factor in capital spending, the province's debt increases by $18.9 billion this year.


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To be cost-effective, carbon taxes must meet certain conditions.

To be cost-effective, carbon taxes must meet certain conditions.


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B.C. government projects massive debt accumulation—and British Columbians will pay the price

The government plans to overspend by $11.2 billion relative to its 2023 budget plan.


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Large deficit looms for B.C. and the Horgan government

Debt as a share of the provincial economy could reach up to 19.8 per cent this year.


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Estimating the recessionary impact on B.C. finances: Part 2

The provincial budget projected that net debt would grow to $48.9 billion in 2020/21.


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Estimating the recessionary impact on B.C. finances—Part 1

CIBC predicts the province's unemployment rate will rise to 9.7 per cent.


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BC is returning to its big spending ways of the 1990s

After just one full year in power, it seems British Columbians may be seeing history repeat itself with a return to the big spending NDP government of the 1990s.