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Province has $2.7 billion surplus, adding $591 million to debt

Patrick Grapes
By Patrick Grapes

The provincial government has a surplus of $2.7 billion. The NDP government released the audited 2016-17 Public Accounts Tuesday.

The numbers outline B.C.’s financial picture up to the end of March of this year. The government says the province’s debt is going up by $591 million.

The government is expecting continued and stable economic growth with early data showing B.C.’s real GDP grew by about 3.7% last year.

Patrick Grapes
Patrick Grapes
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