Budget 2023 takes a $5.7 billion dollar surplus just last December and sends it soaring with a dizzying $7.03 billion in new spending
I don’t know what ANYONE could possibly see as a benefit in the latest BC Budget, except perhaps those who will be on the receiving end of the NDP gravy train. In fact, all this NDP government of Premier David Eby has done is pretty much a slight of hand with the financial resources of hard working British Columbians, and businesses, who have been MASSIVELY OVER-TAXED for the past year. On November25th of last year then Finance Minister Selina Robinson announced ( https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022FIN0078-001785 ) that the provincial government was running a five point seven BILLION dollar surplus. She then went on to proudly announce that the government had doled out: $395 million for ICBC rebates in summer 2022 $64 million for the School Affordability Fund in fall 2022 $1 billion for Climate Action Tax Credit and BC Affordability Credit increases in October 2022 and January 2023 $320 million for a one-time BC Hydro bill credit for BC Hyd