Provincial Finance Minister Selina Robinson told a Surrey Board of Trade Zoom meeting on Friday that a comprehensive tax review is 乌鸦传媒渘ot on our agenda.乌鸦传媒�
乌鸦传媒淚 want to be really honest and up-front about that,乌鸦传媒� she said.
This was in response to board CEO Anita Huberman乌鸦传媒檚 question if the NDP government will commit to such a review 乌鸦传媒渁nd perhaps a tax reform.乌鸦传媒�
乌鸦传媒淭here are so many taxes, which is eroding businesses乌鸦传媒� bottom line,乌鸦传媒� Huberman said.
乌鸦传媒淚t乌鸦传媒檚 very unfortunate,乌鸦传媒� Huberman told the Now-Leader in response to Robinson乌鸦传媒檚 answer. 乌鸦传媒淭he number-one thing that we乌鸦传媒檙e hearing is related to bottom-line erosion, taxation, additional fees, not only by the B.C. government but by all levels of government. So I was disappointed that that is not part of their economic plan to at least commit to a review of the taxes.乌鸦传媒�
Robinson offered up some Budget 2022 highlights, including $875 million earmarked for COVID-19 pandemic health response, $633 million over three years to tackle homelessness, $284 million toward providing 乌鸦传媒渁ffordable, accessible and high-quality child care,乌鸦传媒� and more than $1 billion for 乌鸦传媒渇ighting climate change.乌鸦传媒�
Specific to Surrey乌鸦传媒檚 housing front, she said, 1,318 homes are in development, under construction or already open with 100 on 81 Avenue for Indigenous individuals, families and elders, and 40 乌鸦传媒渟upportive homes乌鸦传媒� on 80 Avenue for the homeless.
乌鸦传媒淭hese projects are in planning and under construction all over the Surrey area,乌鸦传媒� Robinson said.
As for health care, 乌鸦传媒渟hovels will be in the ground by the middle of next year乌鸦传媒� for Surrey乌鸦传媒檚 new hospital, to be located in Cloverdale. 乌鸦传媒淭he hospital will welcome patients by 2027.乌鸦传媒�
Concerning the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain expansion, she added, 乌鸦传媒淲e expect to see the final project scope, cost and schedule as part of the business plan this fall.乌鸦传媒�
乌鸦传媒淔inally, our capital plan invests over $3.1 billion over the next three years to build new schools, to respond to growing enrollment and maintain and seismically upgrade schools throughout the province,乌鸦传媒� Robinson said. 乌鸦传媒淔or Surrey this means funding for expansions at South Meridian elementary and Semiahmoo elementary by 2024.乌鸦传媒�
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