BC Budget 2025: Heavy focus on protecting economy amid newly imposed US tariffs

COFI Issues Statement On BC Budget 2025 - Wood Business

Kim Haakstad, president & CEO of the BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) issued the following statement: “COFI welcomes the BC Government’s focus on responding to the threat of new US tariffs in Budget 2025. We are disappointed by the absence of dedicated support for the forest sector. As Premier Eby and Minister Parmar have acknowledged, the forest sector will be particularly hard hit by the new tariffs at a time when the industry is already…

BC Budget 2025: Heavy focus on protecting economy amid newly imposed US tariffs

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BC Budget 2025: Record $10.9B Deficit Raises Concerns Over Debt and Spending — Coastal Front

(Image courtesy CBC) The British Columbia government has tabled its 2025-26 budget with a record $10.9 billion deficit, citing the need to maintain essential services while responding to economic uncertainty, including US tariffs.Finance Minister Brenda Bailey defended the spending plan, emphasizing the government's commitment to healthcare, infrastructure, and housing while bracing for the potential economic fallout from American trade restrict…

Surrey Board of Trade and South Surrey & White Rock Chamber Statement on BC Budget 2025 – Budget Needed Stronger Focus on the Economy, Surrey Investments Welcomed

Today, the Surrey Board of Trade’s Interim Spokesperson and Policy & Research Manager, Jasroop Gosal, was in Victoria at the BC Budget lock up to hear the BC Government’s 2025 Budget and Three-Year Fiscal Plan before it was released to the public. “This budget needed to support the economy, but it missed that mark,” said Jasroop Gosal. “Although there were some initiatives that will result in good return on investment for the economy, such as a …