The province will run a $4.2 billion operating budget deficit in 2023/24.
bc budget
February 24, 2023
2:13PM
After six consecutive years of surpluses, the government ran operating deficits in 2019 and 2020.
February 22, 2022
4:35PM
The province expects net debt to increase by $31.2 billion over the next three fiscal years.
April 20, 2021
10:29PM
Program spending is projected to increase from pre-pandemic levels by 15.2 per cent in 2021/22.
May 11, 2020
2:37PM
The provincial budget projected that net debt would grow to $48.9 billion in 2020/21.
May 7, 2020
9:51AM
CIBC predicts the province's unemployment rate will rise to 9.7 per cent.
March 5, 2020
10:43AM
The government raised the top personal income tax rate from 16.8 per cent to 20.5 per cent.
February 18, 2020
3:52PM
The province’s top marginal PIT rate will increase from 16.8 per cent to 20.5 per cent.
February 20, 2019
2:51PM
Over the next three years, net debt is expected to grow almost 25 per cent.