According to Premier David Eby, his government will scrap British Columbia’s consumer carbon tax if Ottawa scraps the requirement to tax carbon emissions. BC Conservatives Leader John Rustad has also promised to axe the tax if he’s elected premier in the provincial election next month. This is good news for British Columbians.
bc deficit
Février 22, 2024
3:34PM
The government plans to overspend by $11.2 billion relative to its 2023 budget plan.
Mai 14, 2020
11:56AM
Debt as a share of the provincial economy could reach up to 19.8 per cent this year.
Mai 11, 2020
2:37PM
The provincial budget projected that net debt would grow to $48.9 billion in 2020/21.
Mai 7, 2020
9:51AM
CIBC predicts the province's unemployment rate will rise to 9.7 per cent.
Août 10, 2018
8:38AM
After just one full year in power, it seems British Columbians may be seeing history repeat itself with a return to the big spending NDP government of the 1990s.
Mai 16, 2013
2:00AM
The BC Liberals and particularly Premier Christy Clark deserve the praise theyre receiving for their surprise electoral victory. After all, the Liberals reversed a double-digit deficit in the polls and ended up securing a majority government. This moment of jubilation for the Liberals and their supporters will be short-lived however, as the reality of governing in difficult times takes hold. The litmus test for the success of this government, which they themselves established, is the success of the economy and in particular, jobs.