Budget Commentary
2020 BC Budget Commentary
Finance Minister Carole James tabled the 2020 British Columbia provincial budget on February 18, 2020. The budget projects surpluses of $227 million for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, $179 million for the 2021-2022 fiscal year and $374 million for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The following pages are a summary of the…
2019 Federal Budget Commentary
On March 19, 2019, federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled the Liberal government’s highly anticipated budget – the final one before the October 2019 election. After accounting for Budget 2019 proposals, the budgetary balance is expected to show deficits of $14.9 billion in 2018-2019 and $19.8 billion in 2019-2020. Over…
2019 BC Budget Commentary
Finance Minister Carole James tabled the 2019 British Columbia provincial budget on February 19, 2019. The budget projects surpluses of $274 million for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, $287 million for the 2020-2021 fiscal year and $585 million for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. On the income tax side, there were no…
2018 Federal Budget Commentary
On February 27, 2018, federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled the Liberal government’s highly anticipated budget – the third since the October 2015 election. The budget, titled “Equality & Growth – A Strong Middle Class”, focused primarily on gender equality and investing in the middle class. After accounting for Budget…