• 2017 Provincial Budget Released: 2/21/2017

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    February 23, 2017
    The Province of BC released the 2017 Budget on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017
     
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    For full Budget Details see www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca

    BC Provincial Budget Tax Changes

    The 2017 Budget includes the following changes for worker, jobs and business:
    • Eliminating PST on electricity over the coming two years - saving small, medium, large and industrial business across the province $164 million by 2019-20
    • Cutting the small business corporate tax rate to 2% from 2.5%
    • Extending and enhancing sector tax credits for tech, Scientific Research and Experimental Development, venture capital to support innovation, commercialization and the tech sector.
    • Investing 13.7 billion over three years in new and upgraded provincial taxpayer-supported infrastructure to support services and jobs.