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Eby’s budget uses pre-election economic forecast, but: •    $1,000 grocery rebate is cancelled •    carbon tax is going up •    no tariff relief plan •    no plan on inter-provincial trade •    record deficit of $10.9 billion “ Again, Premier Eby and his finance minister haven’t bothered to come up with a plan to get rid of trade barriers with other provinces. They didn’t do the homework they needed to do .” ~~ Peter Milobar, MLA, Official Opposition Finance Critic   VICTORIA, BC: David Eby’s NDP government delivered a stand pat, do-nothing budget today, despite the longstanding threat of destructive American tariffs coming true on budget day. “The Premier and the Minister of Finance could have easily taken the time to deliver a budget with substantial tariff relief,” said Milobar. “Instead, they pushed ahead with a hastily-arranged plan that provides nothing for the people of this province.” “David Eby prom...

Opposition MLAs say the NDP are 12 days late and counting in filing their quarterly financial outlook. The delay is fuelling speculation over the reason — is it simple administrative delay or is it hiding a deficit ballooning higher than the $8.9 billion figure revealed in September? ... ...As for when the fiscal update could be released, Bailey said more information will be provided next week. Peter Milobar, the official Opposition’s finance critic, argued that by law the NDP were required to provide the financial update, which will be the second since February’s budget, by Nov. 30. He said it is now the middle of December and there is no word on when the report is coming ... CLICK HERE for the full story