The BC Poverty Coalition says they are disappointed after a comprehensive poverty strategy was yet again left out of the provincial budget announcement.
Community Organizer Trish Garner says they were expecting to see some movement in the basic welfare rate, but it remains frozen and at 610-dollars.
The welfare rate has remained unchanged for the past decade.
The province is promising is to eliminate the PST on electricty for BC businesses by 2019.
NDP MLA for Powell River-Sunshine Coast, Nicholas Simons says some local companies like Howe Sound Pulp and Paper could benefit…
The MLA for Nanaimo North Cowichan says there was nothing to support tourism or forestry in the budget.
Doug Routley says there was nothing in the budget for the two big issues in his constitency, childcare and seniors care…..
Routley says the Liberals brag about a surplus but at the same time the credit card is maxed out.
The head of the Sunshine Coast Teacher’s Association believes people should be wary of the province’s announcement to increase the education budget by 740 million dollars over three years.
Louise Herle says any increase is positive but, the more you look at it, there are definitely some smoke and mirrors.
