After former premier John Horgan had to unexpectedly step away from his role in 2022, David Eby was sworn in as premier of British Columbia. During his time in office, Premier Eby has taken his new position and ran with it by significantly increasing spending and debt accumulation compared to his (elected) predecessor’s plan. Unfortunately, Eby’s fiscal decisions come with big consequences for British Columbians.

According to the Eby government’s budget, program spending will be $9.8 billion higher in 2023-24, and $14.4 billion higher in 2024-25 than Horgan’s last budget in 2022, which is equivalent to a 14-per-cent and 20-per-cent increase, respectively. Spending will be higher........

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