Finance Minister Michael de Jong is inviting Fraser Valley residents to participate in a regional telephone town hall on balancing the 2013-14 provincial budget and supporting affordability for B.C. families.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong is inviting East Kootenay residents to participate in a regional telephone town hall on balancing the 2013-14 provincial budget and supporting affordability for B.C. families.

Finance Minister Michael de Jong is inviting central Vancouver Island residents to participate in a regional telephone town hall on balancing the 2013-14 provincial budget and supporting affordability for B.C. families.

Finance Minister Michael de Jong is inviting Peace River residents to participate in a regional telephone town hall on balancing the 2013-14 provincial budget and supporting affordability for B.C. families.

A tentative agreement for a new contract for public service employees throughout British Columbia has been reached with the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union, Finance Minister Michael de Jong announced today.

The Expert Panel on Business Taxation has submitted its report on B.C.'s Business Tax Competitiveness to Finance Minister Michael de Jong.

Finance Minister Kevin Falcon introduced legislation setting out the transitional rules for newly built residential housing, providing certainty about the application of tax for purchasers and the residential construction industry, and ensuring purchasers are treated equitably during the transition from the HST back to the PST.

First-time home buyers can receive a cheque for up to $10,000 to help with the cost of buying a newly built home, and seniors who need permanent home renovations, to help them stay in their homes longer, will be assisted with the cost of those renovations through legislation introduced today by Finance Minister Kevin Falcon.