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title: "BC NDP releases election costings projecting $581 million surplus by 2028/29"
description: "The BC NDP published a full platform costing on October 14, projecting it can reduce the provincial deficit to $12 billion by 2028/29 and reach a $581 million surplus, partly through a new income tax on the top 3.88 percent of earners."
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last_updated: "2026-10-17T18:42:33.442Z"
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The BC NDP released a full platform costing on October 14, 2026, projecting the provincial deficit would fall from $14 billion this fiscal year to $12 billion by 2028/29, and that the party's platform would produce a $581 million surplus by that year. Global News reported the figures based on the party's costing document.

The plan puts $1 billion in new revenue from an income tax increase on the top 3.88 percent of earners in the province. An additional $730 million is projected to come from what the party calls targeted economic growth. The party has not published a full breakdown of how that growth figure was calculated.

BC NDP Leader David Eby said the plan "is fully costed and focused on what matters most to working families in uncertain times," according to Global News.

## What the other parties released

The BC Greens released their own costings alongside the NDP. The Green platform proposes $9.3 billion in new annual spending, according to Global News. The party projects funding this partly through a wealth tax it says would raise $22.2 billion in year one. These are the party's own figures and have not been independently audited.

The BC Conservatives had not released their own platform costings at the time of the Global News report. Eby said the Conservative plan would "blow a multi-billion-dollar hole in the budget." BC Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson had not publicly responded to that claim at publication time, according to Global News.

## Context

BC entered the current election campaign carrying a $14 billion deficit for the 2026/27 fiscal year. The NDP's costing document says the party would reduce that figure over two years, reaching a surplus by 2028/29. The surplus projection depends on both the revenue measures and the growth estimate the party has put in the document.

The release of party costings is a standard step in a BC provincial campaign. An independent office does not score the platforms; each party publishes its own numbers.

## What voters can do

Voters can review the BC NDP's platform commitments on its party page at [/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-ndp](/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-ndp). Advance voting runs October 16 to 21. Voting day is October 24, 2026. Voters can confirm their voting location at [elections.bc.ca](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/where-to-vote/).

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