Budget 2023: Free contraception, health-care funding, renters tax credit top promises by B.C. government
Free prescription contraception, increased funding for health care and a renters tax credit are some of the new promises unveiled in B.C.’s 2023 budget.
This will start April 1, 2023 with $39 million committed for 2023/24, $46 million for the next fiscal year, and $33 for the year after. “Mental health is health and we’re making the largest investment in mental health and addictions services in B.C. history,” Conroy said. Included in the health-care budget are plans over the next three years to create over 1,700 new health care positions, nearly 3,000 new post-secondary health training seats, and over 190 new addiction treatment beds.Two new health-care projects for Vancouver Island were announced in the budget.
Households earning less than $60,000 will qualify for the full $400 tax credit, and households earning up to $80,000 will get a partial credit. Patterson says the province should also implement measures to protect renters between tenancies to prevent landlords from increasing rents to eat up the new tax credit.
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