The government plans to overspend by $11.2 billion relative to its 2023 budget plan.
bc government spending
March 29, 2024
5:00AM
According to projections, government debt interest will cost nearly $1,000 per British Columbian by 2026/27.
March 15, 2024
9:56AM
From 2019-20 to 2024-25, the government increased program spending by more than 50 per cent.
March 8, 2024
10:30AM
The province forecasts huge deficits in each of the next four fiscal years.
March 1, 2024
9:47AM
The province's net debt will reach a projected $129 billion by 2026/27—nearly triple the pre-pandemic level in 2019/20.
February 22, 2024
3:34PM
The government plans to overspend by $11.2 billion relative to its 2023 budget plan.
February 22, 2024
8:27AM
In 2022/23, the latest year of complete data, inflation-adjusted spending reached a record high of $14,275 per person.
February 21, 2024
1:00AM
February 20, 2024
8:36AM
This fiscal year the province's debt interest costs with reach $3.3 billion.