B.C.'s Eby promises new tax on millionaires to help pay for health care
The NDP says the bracket would target incomes of $1 million or more, with more details promised later Sunday in Victoria.
- On Sunday, British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby promised a new tax bracket for those earning $1 million or more to help fund public health care, if re-elected ahead of the October 24 provincial election.
- The announcement follows earlier pledges from Eby to implement price guards on groceries and gasoline, while temporarily lowering the provincial motor fuel tax by 10 cents per litre.
- Defending the move, Eby stated his party celebrates financial success but it is right to ask "people who earn a little bit more to pitch-in in a moment like this" when public services are needed.
- Elections BC reports the British Columbia Conservatives are fielding candidates in all 93 ridings, while the New Democrats have 92, the Greens 73, CentreBC 35, and OneBC 33.
- Voters in key ridings face distinct contests, including Peace River North between Independent Jordan Kealy and Conservative Curtis Whitford, and Surrey-South, where the seat formerly held by Brent Chapman is now contested.
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Eby’s ‘millionaire tax’ hikes taxes on incomes starting at $190K
Source: X (David Eby)B.C. NDP Leader David Eby is campaigning on a new “millionaire tax”, but his tax hikes would start on incomes above $190,405.Beginning in 2027, Eby proposes raising the provincial tax rate on taxable income between $190,405 and $265,545 from 16.8 per cent to 18.8 per cent.Income between $265,545 and $1 million would face a 22.5 per cent rate, up from 20.5 per cent, while income above $1 million would face a new 24.5 per cent…
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BC NDP’s tax policies draw Conservative criticism midway through provincial election
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Conservatives are criticizing the New Democrats' proposed tax policies on the campaign trail, saying they would drive doctors out of the province. The provincial Conservatives' reaction comes after NDP Leader David Eby announced t...
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BC NDP's tax policies draw Conservative criticism midway through provincial election
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Conservatives are criticizing the New Democrats' proposed tax policies on the campaign trail, saying they would drive doctors out of the province.
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