Thursday, March 28, 2024
ADVT 
National

Higher Tax Revenues Help Boost B.C.'s Bottom Line

The Canadian Press, 29 Nov, 2016 12:23 PM
    VICTORIA — A boost in personal income tax revenue increased British Columbia's bottom line for the second quarter.
     
    Finance Minister Mike de Jong says income tax was up by $200 million, provincial sales tax increased by $74 million and other taxes added $17 million to the province's coffers for the 2016-17 fiscal year.
     
    De Jong could not say how much it will cost the province to comply with a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision requiring the government to deal with class sizes and special-needs students by hiring more teachers.
     
    De Jong says talks with the B.C. teachers' union are underway and the government won't unilaterally declare how much money will be involved after being sued for acting on its own in the first place.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    VISAFF Wraps Another Successful Year of South Asian Films and Culture

    VISAFF Wraps Another Successful Year of South Asian Films and Culture
    Every year, the VISAFF team brings a power packed collection of films and documentaries from the South Asian region, discussing social issues intertwined into lives and characters that are compelling and impactful.

    VISAFF Wraps Another Successful Year of South Asian Films and Culture

    Man Granted Canadian Residency After Years In B.C. Church Wants To Clear Name

    Man Granted Canadian Residency After Years In B.C. Church Wants To Clear Name
    A man who spent more than two years in a British Columbia church to avoid deportation from Canada on alleged terrorism links is asking the Federal Court to clear his name.

    Man Granted Canadian Residency After Years In B.C. Church Wants To Clear Name

    Brief Renaming Of Vancouver's Trump Tower Prompts Apology From Google Maps

    Brief Renaming Of Vancouver's Trump Tower Prompts Apology From Google Maps
    Google Maps is apologizing for what it says were inappropriate names used for Trump landmarks that surfaced on its maps over the weekend, including in Vancouver.

    Brief Renaming Of Vancouver's Trump Tower Prompts Apology From Google Maps

    Child Porn Charges For Dawson Creek, B.C., Man After Abbotsford Police Probe

    A Dawson Creek, B.C., man has been charged with child pornography offences following an investigation that spanned the province.

    Child Porn Charges For Dawson Creek, B.C., Man After Abbotsford Police Probe

    Trump Tower Becomes 'Dump Tower' On Google Maps

    Trump Tower Becomes 'Dump Tower' On Google Maps
    Someone has renamed Donald Trump's midtown Manhattan building on Google Maps, and the new moniker isn't very flattering.

    Trump Tower Becomes 'Dump Tower' On Google Maps

    Top Soldier Angry, Disappointed Sexual Misconduct Still Major Problem

    Top Soldier Angry, Disappointed Sexual Misconduct Still Major Problem
    The study's findings include an estimated 960 men and women who say they were sexually assaulted in the last year — some of which occurred after the last time Gen. Jonathan Vance read the riot act to members of the Canadian Forces.

    Top Soldier Angry, Disappointed Sexual Misconduct Still Major Problem

    PrevNext