British Columbia faces a projected $13.8-billion deficit and $183 billion in debt, and the three main parties are not seriously addressing either, the Victoria Times Colonist reports.
NDP Leader David Eby has pledged a temporary 10-cent-a-litre cut to the provincial motor fuel tax, a new bracket for incomes over $1 million, and a two-point increase on the two highest brackets, which start at about $190,000.
Green Leader Emily Lowan has proposed a one-time wealth tax of five per cent on net wealth above $50 million, rising to 10 per cent above $100 million and 20 per cent above $1 billion. The Greens estimate it would raise $22 billion a year. The Conservatives promise no new taxes.
Royal Roads University political scientist David Black told the paper the campaign has been messy, with a pile-up of affordability promises that asks a lot of voters.
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