The government plans to overspend by $11.2 billion relative to its 2023 budget plan.
bc budget
March 29, 2024
5:00AM
According to projections, government debt interest will cost nearly $1,000 per British Columbian by 2026/27.
March 15, 2024
9:56AM
From 2019-20 to 2024-25, the government increased program spending by more than 50 per cent.
March 1, 2024
9:47AM
The province's net debt will reach a projected $129 billion by 2026/27—nearly triple the pre-pandemic level in 2019/20.
February 28, 2023
3:08PM
The province will run a $4.2 billion operating budget deficit in 2023/24.
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.