B.C.'s auditor general says the provincial government is using more up-to-date information to forecast income tax revenue, something he expects to improve financial estimates.
The province has allocated more than $18.7 billion in capital spending this fiscal year and has also given itself a $3.5 billion contingency fund for emergencies.
'It is not the right time to make cuts to people, it is not the right time to make cuts to services, it is not the right time to raise taxes,' Finance Minister Katrine Conroy said.
Finance Minister Katrine Conroy said the government's priorities will focus on helping people through times of high costs and forecasts of lean economic growth.