LIVE: B.C. Budget 2019: Government offers only modest new spending

VICTORIA – B.C.’s NDP government delivered a stand-pat budget Tuesday that offered little new spending on its priority housing and childcare agendas, but did unveil modest funds for student loans and clean energy incentives.
Finance Minister Carole James tabled a $58-billion 2019/20 spending plan for the fiscal year starting April 1, with a $274 million surplus. There are no new tax increases beyond those already announced last year on high income earners, corporations, luxury homes