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By the numbers as British Columbia releases its 2025 budget

Mar 4, 2025 | 2:16 PM

VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Finance Minister Brenda Bailey has handed down a budget she says will defend the province against “unjustified” U.S. tariffs.

Here’s a look at some of the budget’s key numbers and the tariffs’ projected impacts on B.C.

$10.9 billion: Estimated 2025/26 deficit, up from $9.1 billion in 2024/25

$20.2 billion: Estimated 2025/26 capital spending, up from $16 billion in 2024/25