Finance Minister Selina Robinson did a post-budget breakdown with the Surrey Board of Trade
Liberal MLA Bruce Banman said new provincial budget has little for residents
Finance Minister Selina Robinson’s budget sets out to spend $8.7 billion over three years on infrastructure
B.C. budget boosts tobacco, sweet drinks, carbon taxes
BCFGA general manager said budgetary investments put farming industry on a good trajectory for recovery
‘For recovery to be equitable it requires supports for workers, not just business,’ says president Laird Cronk
Transportation funding is split up into $6 billion of provincial money and $1.6 billion through partnerships
$111 million will be used to fund 3,750 new $10-a-day spaces though 75 additional ChildCareBC universal prototype sites over the next three years.
Tourism promised $100 million boost when travel resumes
Of it, $152 million will be used to address the opioid crisis and see the creation of 195 new substance use treatment beds
Pandemic-year deficit $5 billion lower than forecast
Program could save families upwards of $50 per month
Robinson released a fiscal update last December that said the impact of the pandemic on B.C.’s economy was uncertain
