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Tag: BC budget
B.C. must rein in public sector wages and benefits
Reading Time: 3 minutes Bringing government employee wages and benefits in line with private-sector norms is key to balancing B.C.’s budget
Insurance Corp. of B.C. faces uncertain future
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada’s only mandatory insurance provider is digging a deep financial hole and the B.C. government is looking for answers
The folly of embracing universal daycare
Reading Time: 3 minutes Quebec’s experience with government-subsidized daycare should serve as a warning for B.C.
B.C.’s budget cools the economic climate
Reading Time: 4 minutes The B.C. budget does little to improve the investment climate or mitigate the effects of policy changes emanating from the U.S.
B.C. at a fiscal crossroads
Reading Time: 3 minutes It can continue to pursue fiscal prudence or follow other provinces that are plagued by chronic shortfalls and ongoing budgetary challenges
Big spending, big problems on the horizon for B.C. government
Reading Time: 3 minutes Despite the promise of yet more new programs to come, there’s actually little room in the budget for more spending
B.C. budget abandons any hope for efficient carbon tax
Reading Time: 3 minutes Subsidizing green projects with revenue from carbon taxes may be politically popular but it’s fundamentally misguided policy
B.C.’s new government heads for a familiar debt trap
Reading Time: 3 minutes The New Democrats offer up a significant and impressive list of expenditures, with no clear plan how it will pay for them
Tax relief in B.C. budget misses ‘pro-growth’ mark
Reading Time: 4 minutes The government could have gotten a greater economic bang by cutting other taxes instead