Costed B.C. Conservative platform promises $2.6 B in growth, $10.8B deficit
The 71-page plan says spending cuts and a core review would save billions as the party seeks to narrow the province’s deficit.
- On Sunday, The British Columbia Conservatives released their election platform, promising $2.6 billion in new revenue over three years while targeting a deficit of $10.8 billion by 2030.
- To achieve these targets, the party proposes spending restraint through a core review finding about $1.8 billion over four years and a hiring freeze saving about $2 billion over the same period.
- The New Democrats criticized the plan Sunday, claiming Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson has a $6 billion budget gap after proposing a new hospital and changing the Massey tunnel replacement plan.
- According to The NDP, planned income tax cuts and removing the PST on alcohol would reduce revenues by more than $4.3 billion annually and boost the deficit by 33 per cent.
- Ahead of the October 24 vote, Doerkson said he aims to "work to get the economy moving, bring your costs down, and create good jobs" while fully funding health care.
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Costed BC Conservative platform promises $2.6B in growth and a $10.8B deficit
The British Columbia Conservatives say their election platform amounts to restraint, not austerity, and will create $2.6 billion in new revenue over three years, while shrinking the deficit to $10.8 billion by 2030.
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BC NDP: Conservative healthcare cuts hiding in plain sight
THE BC NDP said on Sunday night that ann initial look at the Conservative platform costing document makes it clear why they’ve been hiding it. The document is packed full of shell games, wildly unrealistic growth projections, and deep healthcare cuts hidden in plain sight, according to the BC NDP. This includes claiming $2 billion […]
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Costed B.C. Conservative platform promises $2.6 B in growth, $10.8B deficit
The British Columbia Conservatives say their election platform amounts to restraint, not austerity, and will create $2.6 billion in new revenue over three years, while shrinking the deficit to $10.8 billion by 2030.
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