B.C. budget aims to balance deficit reduction, election promises and tariff threat

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On Tuesday afternoon, B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey will present the province's 2025-26 budget, which will attempt to manage a ballooning deficit, protect services for British Columbians and respond to tariffs from the U.S. — a 25 per cent fiscal slap that comes on the same day.