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title: "Conservatives call NDP income tax plan a doctor tax, say it will push doctors out"
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The Conservative Party of BC published a statement on October 5 calling the BC NDP's proposed income tax increase a "doctor tax," saying the plan would push doctors out of British Columbia.

[David Eby](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/david-eby) announced earlier the same day that the BC NDP, if re-elected, would raise provincial income tax rates for earners above $190,405 and create a new tax bracket for those earning above $1 million. Daily Hive Vancouver reported the details.

The [Conservative Party of BC](/bc/provincial-2026/parties/conservative-party-of-bc) published its response through its own website, saying: "There is no problem the NDP don't think can be fixed by raising your taxes."

## What the NDP proposed

Daily Hive Vancouver reported on October 5 that Eby announced the plan at a campaign stop in Victoria. The party says the changes would take effect in the 2027 tax year if the NDP wins the October 24 election.

The NDP's three changes, as reported by Daily Hive:

- Earners from $190,405 to $265,545 would pay a rate of 18.8%, up from 16.8%.
- Earners from $265,545 to $1 million would pay a rate of 22.5%, up from 20.5%.
- A new bracket above $1 million would carry a rate of 24.5%.

The party estimates 3.88% of BC income earners would be affected. Daily Hive reported the party's own projections: $225 million in new revenue in the first year, growing to $1 billion annually by 2028/29.

Eby said: "We want everyone to prosper in British Columbia." He added that when people are struggling, it is fair, in his words, to ask those at the top to contribute more "so we can make it possible for everyone to get ahead."

## What the Conservatives said

The Conservative party's statement argued that the proposal would harm health care by pushing doctors out of the province. The party said that at a time when British Columbians need more access to doctors, taxing them at higher rates would lead physicians to work elsewhere.

The statement also repeated a claim the party has made before: that Eby promised every British Columbian a family doctor by the end of 2025 and did not deliver. The party says that promise went unfulfilled. The BC NDP's response to this characterization was not included in the Conservative party's statement, and no separate response from the NDP to this specific argument has been reported.

[Lorne Doerkson](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/lorne-doerkson), the Conservative party's leader, has said his party will not raise provincial taxes if elected.

## Comparing positions before voting day

Voters can see the Conservative party's campaign page at [/bc/provincial-2026/parties/conservative-party-of-bc](/bc/provincial-2026/parties/conservative-party-of-bc) and the NDP's page at [/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-ndp](/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-ndp). Voting day is October 24, 2026. Advance voting runs October 16 to 21.

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