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All budget provisions are subject to legislative approval.
BC 2024 Budget - Thursday, February 22, 2024
BC 2023 Budget - February 28, 2023
BC 2023 Budget - on BC Government website
Fiscal measures proposed:
 | Carbon tax is increasing April 1, 2023 by $15 per tonne |
| Re carbon tax: Implement an output-based pricing system for large industrial operations |
| Climate action tax credit will also increase with the carbon tax increase |
| BC Family Benefit increase |
| Home Owner Grant threshold increased to $2.125 million from $1.975 million |
| Extend farmers' food donation tax credit and interactive digital media tax credit |
| Introduce an income-tested renter's tax credit |
| Partial exemption from property transfer tax for new purpose-built rental buildings |
| PST exemption for automated external defibrillators (AEDs) - this begs the question of why there was PST on them in the first place! |
Legislation introduced: Bill 10, Budget Measures implementation Act, 2023 - this includes a provision that they do not have to balance the budget until the 2026-2027 fiscal year, even though the economy is doing well now.
BC 2022 Budget - February 22, 2022
BC 2021 Budget - April 20, 2021
BC Economic Recovery Plan - September 17, 2020
BC 2020 Budget - February 18, 2020
BC 2019 Budget - February 19, 2019
BC 2018 Budget - February 20, 2018
BC 2017 Budget Update - September 11, 2017
BC 2017 Budget - February 21, 2017
BC 2012 Budget - February 21, 2012
- on Ministry of Finance Website, no personal or corporate income tax changes, but did announce a 6% increase to Medical Services Plan premiums to take effect January 1, 2012.
- Budget & Fiscal Plan Part 2 Tax Measures
2011 Tax Relief announced October 2010 - suspended November 17, 2010
2010 Budget & Fiscal Plan - on Ministry of Finance Website
Revised: February 23, 2024