--- title: "income tax: British Columbia election reporting | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/tag/income-tax" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:07:11.361Z" meta: description: "Read published reporting and guides about income tax on voche.me." "og:description": "Read published reporting and guides about income tax on voche.me." "og:title": "income tax: British Columbia election reporting" "twitter:description": "Read published reporting and guides about income tax on voche.me." "twitter:title": "income tax: British Columbia election reporting" --- ** NEWS TOPIC # income tax 3 stories, newest first. Times are Pacific. ## Thursday, October 8 Election newsReported ### [BC Conservatives promise $1,000 annual income tax cut by raising personal exemption](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/conservative-income-tax-cut-basic-personal-amount-2026) The Conservative Party of BC announced on October 8 that a Conservative government would raise the basic personal amount from $13,216 to $32,000, saving eligible earners about $1,000 per year. 12:07 pm PT2 min read ## Monday, October 5 Election newsAnnouncement ### [BC NDP proposes three new income tax brackets to raise $1 billion a year for health care](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-ndp-income-tax-brackets-october-2026) David Eby's party published a plan on October 4 to add three new income tax brackets affecting earners above $190,405, with the highest rate of 24.5 per cent applying to income over $1 million. 12:13 pm PT2 min read ## Sunday, October 4 Election newsAnnouncement ### [Conservatives call NDP income tax plan a doctor tax, say it will push doctors out](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-conservatives-respond-ndp-income-tax-2026) The Conservative Party of BC published a statement on October 5 opposing the NDP's proposed income tax changes, which would raise rates for earners above $190,405. 8:09 pm PT3 min read ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/provincial-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.