BC Budget

• B.C. budget expands $10-a-day childcare, boosts pay for early childhood educators

  The NDP government's 2021 budget sees childcare spending climb by $233 million over three years, to a total of $2.3 billion by 2023-2024.

  Economy

  Apr 20
• B.C. budget earmarks $120M to help tourism sector recover

  The 2021 budget includes $3.25 billion in COVID-19 contingency funding -- $1.1 billion of which has been left available for unanticipated spending needs in the year to come.

  Economy

  Apr 20
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• B.C. budget sets aside nearly $6 billion for COVID support, forecasts $8.1-billion deficit

  The stronger economic footing is based on higher-than-expected revenues, including tax revenue as a result of strong housing and retail sales, and moderately lower spending.

  Economy

  Apr 20
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• B.C. boosts welfare rates, makes transit free for kids in 2021 budget

  B.C. is also doubling the senior's supplement, a provincial top-up to the federal Old Age Security benefit for low-income seniors, raising it by $50 per person per month.

  Economy

  Apr 20
• B.C. budget to focus on COVID-19 support while tabling massive deficit

  Finance Minister Selina Robinson will read her first budget speech around 2 p.m. PT.

  Economy

  Apr 20
• Nanaimo spends additional $400k on security in downtown core

  Mayor Leonard Krog says the increased security is intended to supplement law enforcement and other measures already in place.

  Politics

  Apr 19
• B.C. to table unprecedented budget amid COVID-19 financial pressures

  The last budget, tabled just as B.C.'s first COVID-19 cases were being diagnosed, forecast three years of modest surpluses, including a surplus of $227 million for 2020-21.

  Economy

  Apr 18
• COVID-19: B.C. premier encourages people to stay home for upcoming holidays

  Once MLAs are back in session, the government is expected to introduce legislation on the one-time direct deposit of up to $1,000 to help offset the economic impact of COVID-19.

  Politics

  Dec 2, 2020
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• B.C. should include more wildfire prevention, review of tax system in next budget: committee

  A committee of MLAs from the NDP and Liberal caucuses is recommending the provincial government increase wildfire and emergency investment for local communities.

  Economy

  Aug 7, 2019
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• Few incentives in spending-heavy B.C. budget, global downturn worries business leaders

  Businesses credit the government for the budget initiatives that support families and environment programs, but add it should not take business for granted in a darkening economy.

  Politics

  Feb 21, 2019