#BritishColumbia is blowing through its sudden windfall just as #DavidEby draws up #budgets designed to make #budgetary #surpluses a thing of the past. The new premierโs first budget, tabled just last month, forecasts a $4.2 billion #deficit for 2023-24. And with a downturn on the horizon, an 11th hour injection of unexpected #TaxRevenue seems unlikely.
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/bc-6-billion-spending-spree
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