British Columbia’s economic recovery last year was stronger than forecast with the province’s audited budget numbers showing a surplus of $1.3 billion, in contrast with an earlier projection of a deficit nearing $10 billion.
Finance Minister Selina Robinson says the province’s economy in 2021-22 outperformed both public and private sector predictions.
She says the April 2021 budget, delivered during some of the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, originally forecast a deficit of $9.7 billion, but revenues improved throughout the year.
Robinson says the improvement can be attributed to reopening the economy and the resultant increase in tax revenue, one-time federal contributions for COVID-19 and disaster events, higher natural resource revenues, and higher Crown corporation earning, especially at the Insurance Corp. of B.C.
She says the government hopes to further propel the economy with a series of inflation-fighting measures next month.
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The province introduced a $60-million education support fund this week to help schools expand meal programs and assist families with school supplies and field-trip costs.
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