Premier David Eby to Tout BC Budget With Address at Vancouver Board of Trade

Published on February 23, 2024

Premier David Eby will take his budget tour on the road on Feb. 23 as he sells the highlights to members of Vancouver’s business community with less than nine months before a provincial election. Mr. Eby’s speech to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade comes after yesterday’s tabling of the budget by Finance Minister Katrine Conroy that includes benefits for families and small businesses, but also forecasts a deficit of more than $7.9 billion and rising debt. Ken Peacock, chief economist of the Business Council of B.C., says the council doesn’t agree with the plan to run large operating deficits when the economy is near full capacity and people are struggling to pay their bills because of inflation....

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