Provincial Finance Minister Selina Robinson told a Surrey Board of Trade Zoom meeting on Friday that a comprehensive tax review is 91裸聊视频渘ot on our agenda.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚 want to be really honest and up-front about that,91裸聊视频� she said.

This was in response to board CEO Anita Huberman91裸聊视频檚 question if the NDP government will commit to such a review 91裸聊视频渁nd perhaps a tax reform.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭here are so many taxes, which is eroding businesses91裸聊视频� bottom line,91裸聊视频� Huberman said.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 very unfortunate,91裸聊视频� Huberman told the Now-Leader in response to Robinson91裸聊视频檚 answer. 91裸聊视频淭he number-one thing that we91裸聊视频檙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.91裸聊视频�

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 91裸聊视频渁ffordable, accessible and high-quality child care,91裸聊视频� and more than $1 billion for 91裸聊视频渇ighting climate change.91裸聊视频�

Specific to Surrey91裸聊视频檚 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 91裸聊视频渟upportive homes91裸聊视频� on 80 Avenue for the homeless.

91裸聊视频淭hese projects are in planning and under construction all over the Surrey area,91裸聊视频� Robinson said.

As for health care, 91裸聊视频渟hovels will be in the ground by the middle of next year91裸聊视频� for Surrey91裸聊视频檚 new hospital, to be located in Cloverdale. 91裸聊视频淭he hospital will welcome patients by 2027.91裸聊视频�

Concerning the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain expansion, she added, 91裸聊视频淲e expect to see the final project scope, cost and schedule as part of the business plan this fall.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淔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,91裸聊视频� Robinson said. 91裸聊视频淔or Surrey this means funding for expansions at South Meridian elementary and Semiahmoo elementary by 2024.91裸聊视频�

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