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Novembre 21, 2024 12:30PM

Clock ticking on B.C. government’s debt bomb

Ben Eisen
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Clock ticking on B.C. government’s debt bomb

The province's debt this year will exceed $16,000 per person, approximately twice as much as a decade ago.

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bc debt, bc government debt, british columbia government, bc government spending
Mai 17, 2024 6:30AM

Unelected premier driving B.C. government finances into the ground
Tegan Hill
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Unelected premier driving B.C. government finances into the ground

This year the province will spend a projected $4.1 billion on debt interest costs.

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bc government, bc government spending, british columbia finances, british columbia government
Mars 8, 2024 10:30AM

B.C.’s day of ‘debt’ reckoning has arrived
Ben Eisen
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B.C.’s day of ‘debt’ reckoning has arrived

The province forecasts huge deficits in each of the next four fiscal years.

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bc government debt, bc debt, british columbia finances, british columbia government, bc government spending
Février 6, 2024 9:30AM

B.C.’s coming debt boom will make COVID deficits look like small potatoes
Ben Eisen
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B.C.’s coming debt boom will make COVID deficits look like small potatoes

The province is on track to add more debt than it did during the 2008/09 recession and pandemic.

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bc debt, british columbia government, bc government debt, british columbia finances
Décembre 13, 2023 9:30AM

Cost of government debt rising for British Columbians
Ben Eisen, Jake Fuss
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Cost of government debt rising for British Columbians

By 2025/26, the province will spend an estimated $4.1 billion on debt interest—an increase of 53 per cent over three years.

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bc government, bc government debt, bc government spending, british columbia finances, british columbia government
Octobre 18, 2023 1:48PM

Explosive government-sector job growth in B.C. dwarfs growth in private sector

Ben Eisen
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Explosive government-sector job growth in B.C. dwarfs growth in private sector

From February 2020 to June 2023, total employment in B.C. increased by 111,500 jobs—including 104,400 in the government sector.

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bc government, B.C., Job growth, government jobs, public sector, british columbia government
Août 28, 2023 4:30AM

B.C.’s pending debt boom—elections matter
Ben Eisen
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B.C.’s pending debt boom—elections matter

The province's net debt will reach a projected $97.2 billion in 2024/25.

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Août 10, 2023 1:15AM

Spending Growth Is the Cause of BC’s Coming Debt Boom
Ben Eisen, Joel Emes
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Spending Growth Is the Cause of BC’s Coming Debt Boom
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Mars 20, 2023 7:00AM

B.C. government paves way for historic run-up in debt
Ben Eisen, Tegan Hill
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B.C. government paves way for historic run-up in debt

The province's debt-to-GDP ratio will climb to a projected 22.5 per cent in 2025.

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Février 27, 2023 11:23AM

B.C. government should help create genuine ‘growth’ and reduce taxes

Tegan Hill, Ben Eisen
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B.C. government should help create genuine ‘growth’ and reduce taxes

The province now has the fourth-highest top personal income tax rate in Canada and the United States.

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B.C. budget, british columbia finances, bc taxes, british columbia government, bc government spending