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Horgan budget makes B.C. less attractive to top talent

The government raised the top personal income tax rate from 16.8 per cent to 20.5 per cent.


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The recent move by Kinder Morgan on the Trans Mountain pipeline was a massive blow to Canada’s investment attractiveness.


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Business investment (excluding residential structures) is down nearly 20 per cent since the third quarter of 2014.


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Without adequate access to pipelines—the cheaper and safer mode of transportation—there has been a shift to more crude-by-rail.


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From 2014 to 2016, non-residential business investment in B.C. declined 19 per cent after accounting for inflation.


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Tuesday’s BC budget, which Finance Minister Michael de Jong called boring, balanced, should have set out an ambitious agenda for the next four years.


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While Premier Christy Clark aims “to create an environment where growth and investment can flourish,” little has been achieved since last year’s electoral victory. If Premier Clark is to help British Columbians obtain the desired prosperity and jobs, her top economic priority should be to make BC the most investment-friendly jurisdiction in Canada.

Here’s what’s needed.