B.C. ends 2024 fiscal year with $7.3B deficit, lower than forecast
British Columbia's final deficit for the fiscal year has come in at $7.3 billion, $564 million lower than the original projected number in Budget 2024. But the province's public accounts also show a $23.7-billion increase in taxpayer-supported provincial debt, bringing the figure to $99.1 billion. That's an increase of more than 31 per cent.