The only reason BCs budget was balanced is from the influx of laundered money that was partially filtered to the government through land transfer taxes. It superseded most other economic activites in the province from logging, natural resource extraction, tourism ect ect.   So the benefit of having a balanced budget is having an imbalanced, I am being kind here, housing market that is shutting all but the extremely wealthy or incoming illegal money transfers from Asiatic nations.

 Can the government all of a sudden turn of the spigot that fueled this surplus. I think not as they have this implode infrastructure to maintain....through taxes. So unless a new revenue stream comes on board let keep welcoming in the dough that Victoria has become so accustomed to.

Good luck BC.  I loved your province in he 80s and 90s, but now it has become a pawn of the wealthy from abroad that will be calling the shots unfortunately.

Anyone out there who still support  this govt must be daft!