From 2019-20 to 2024-25, the government increased program spending by more than 50 per cent.
bc government spending
March 8, 2024
10:30AM
The province forecasts huge deficits in each of the next four fiscal years.
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 22, 2024
3:34PM
The government plans to overspend by $11.2 billion relative to its 2023 budget plan.
February 22, 2024
8:27AM
In 2022/23, the latest year of complete data, inflation-adjusted spending reached a record high of $14,275 per person.
February 21, 2024
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February 20, 2024
8:36AM
This fiscal year the province's debt interest costs with reach $3.3 billion.
February 8, 2024
5:30AM
More than 58 per cent of families in the province reported difficulty finding child care in 2023 compared to 46.5 per cent in 2019.
December 13, 2023
9:30AM
By 2025/26, the province will spend an estimated $4.1 billion on debt interest—an increase of 53 per cent over three years.
