BC Budget 2023
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B.C. posts $704M budget surplus for 2022-2023: Audited public accountsFinance Minister Katrine Conroy outlined the province's financial performance in the government's public accounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023.PoliticsAug 30, 2023
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B.C. puts $150M into 911 service; E-Comm union hopeful staffing challenges will be solvedCUPE 8911's president said the one-time $150-million investment will allow for more staff to be hired to address 911 wait-time issues in communities all around B.C.CanadaMar 1, 2023
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B.C.’s free contraception plan renews push for Ottawa, other provinces to follow suitObstetricians and reproductive rights advocates say other countries, including the United Kingdom, already provide free contraception as part of their health-care plans.HealthMar 1, 2023
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What people are saying about B.C.’s budgetThe British Columbia government released a budget Tuesday that promises billions in new spending on health, housing and cost-of-living supports, as well as a return to deficits.PoliticsFeb 28, 2023
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B.C. budget: Province becomes first in Canada to offer free prescription contraceptionThe B.C. budget revealed a measure to cover prescription birth control products, copper IUDs and Plan B emergency contraceptives starting April 1, 2023.HealthFeb 28, 2023
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B.C. budget: Billions earmarked for health care, addictions treatmentMore than $2.3 billion of that money will come this year, and see health spending in B.C. grow to $28.6 billion, more than a third of the entire provincial budget.PoliticsFeb 28, 2023
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B.C. budget: Renters’ rebate, welfare boost, expanded tax credits among affordability measuresAfter more than five years of promises, Premier David Eby's government has finally revealed its plan to offer a rebate to the province’s renters in Tuesday's budget.PoliticsFeb 28, 2023
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B.C. budget: $4.2B deficit forecast amid new program spending, economic headwindsThe British Columbia government is projecting a more than $4 billion deficit in a 2023-2024 budget packed with new spending aimed at health care and affordability measures.PoliticsFeb 28, 2023
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B.C. premier says some deficits require spending as NDP prepares to table budgetB.C. Premier David Eby said the budget the government will table Tuesday will continue investing in health care, housing and affordability.PoliticsFeb 26, 2023
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