CBC News
B.C. Finance Minster Mike de Jong tabled a budget update today calling for $130 million in cuts to provincial spending over the next three years, in part to make up for lower than expected economic growth.
Ministries are being asked to find $30 million in savings this year, and a core review of all government spending is aiming to find an additional $50 million in spending reductions and efficiencies in each of the next two years.
“We are putting ministries on notice that across government we are looking for $30 million in savings this fiscal year,” said de Jong….