BUDGET 2019 DOCUMENTS
MAKING LIFE BETTER A PLAN FOR B.C.
Budget 2019 builds directly on the work started in Budget 2018 to deliver better services for people, make life more affordable, and put B.C. on a more sustainable path.
Read Government’s strategic plan, setting out the overarching vision, goals and priority actions for the Province of British Columbia.
NEWS RELEASES
Download the budget overview distributed to news media.
B.C. Government Communications and Public Engagement reconnaît le soutien financier de la province de la Colombie-Britannique et du gouvernement du Canada par le biais de l'Entente Canada-Colombie-Britannique relative aux services en français.
B.C. First Nations, Province partner in historic revenue-sharing agreement.
MESSAGE FROM FINANCE MINISTER CAROLE JAMES
We’re working hard to make life better by delivering improved health care, education and child care for your family.
MEDIA PRESENTATION
Watch the Finance Minister’s presentation on February 19, 2019 to the news media and stakeholders.
To download media images from Budget Day, please view our Flickr gallery (note: link will open a new tab or window).
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
Download the Reader-friendly, plain-language overview of Budget 2019.
B.C. Government Communications and Public Engagement reconnaît le soutien financier de la province de la Colombie-Britannique et du gouvernement du Canada par le biais de l'Entente Canada-Colombie-Britannique relative aux services en français.
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Budget News Release
(February 19, 2019): the budget overview distributed to news media. |Accessible version -
News Release: B.C. First Nations, Province partner in historic revenue-sharing agreement |
Accessible version - Budget Backgrounder:
- Budget and Fiscal Plan: the main budget document; it lays out the Province’s three-year fiscal plan, including economic outlook, revenues, spending, tax measures, and forecasting risks and assumptions.
- Budget Highlights: reader friendly, plain-language overview of Budget 2019.
- Making Life Better - A Plan for B.C.: Government’s strategic plan, setting out the overarching vision, goals and priority actions for the Province of British Columbia.
- Slide Presentation: The Finance Minister’s slide presentation to the news media and stakeholders.
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Budget Speech: The Finance Minister’s address to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. |
Accessible version - Estimates: the detailed breakdown of proposed spending by ministry and government agency that must be debated and approved by the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
- Supplement to the Estimates: provides additional information on proposed spending, organized into major categories such as salaries, grants, capital, travel, and operations.
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Ministry Service Plans: provides an overview of every ministry and associated entities, including how they intend to achieve their service goals and how they support
the direction laid out in the Government Strategic Plan.
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Crown Agency Service Plans: provides an overview of every Crown agency, including how they intend to achieve their service goals and how they support the direction laid
out in the Government Strategic Plan.
Crown List