budget 2018

BC Budget 2018: what you need to know

BC Budget 2018 was released on February 20, outlining the provincial government’s initiatives and financial commitments for the next year. The budget is the NDP’s first full financial plan since assuming power in government last July. The announcement prompted responses from groups across the region.   Housing for students The 2018 budget saw the government committing $450 million over the course of the next three years to a student housing program. The money will be used to provide loans to housing projects in post-secondary institutions. The Alliance of BC Students (ABCS) celebrated this announcement as a “historic housing investment.” According…

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