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5 years to repay $1.6B in HST money
Castanet.net
Falcon's New Democrat opposition critic Bruce Ralston said the whole harmonized sales tax agreement with the federal government was a bad deal, but he conceded that the provincial government had no option but to pay back the cash. ...

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Globe and Mail

BC irons out plan to repay Ottawa $1.6-billion in HST funding
Globe and Mail
NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston was dismissive of Mr. Falcon's efforts to tout the agreement as a gain for the government. “This is the easy and obvious deal that had to be made,” he said. “The harder part is getting the federal government to speed up ...

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No tax increase to pay back HST: Finance Minister
News1130
Meanwhile, NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston wants the feds to speed up the transition back to the PST-GST. "It was a bad deal but the terms were very clear. So I don't there was much of an option other than to pay it back," he says.

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BC NDP finance critic not surprised by deal to repay $1.6 billion over HST
Straight.com
Speaking to reporters in Vancouver, Bruce Ralston renewed his party's criticism over the original agreement between the provincial and federal governments to bring in the HST. “It was a bad deal but the terms were very clear so I don't think there was ...

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Vigil against violence also collecting items for shelters
Surrey Now
Speakers at the vigil will include Surrey MLAs Bruce Ralston and Sue Hammell, former MP Penny Priddy, and Denise Darrell, executive director of South Fraser Women's Services Society. Chieh Ho is asking guests to bring a donation for local women's ...

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As BC's deficit grows, Falcon casts doubt over return to balanced budget
Vancouver Sun (blog)
New Democratic Party finance critic Bruce Ralston said Monday the worsening economic figures come as no surprise. “I think Mr. Falcon has run hard into the wall of reality on the financial side in terms of what's happening globally. ...

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Minister casts doubt over BC's return to balanced budget
Vancouver Sun
New Democratic Party finance critic Bruce Ralston said Monday the worsening economic figures come as no surprise. "I think Mr. Falcon has run hard into the wall of reality on the financial side in terms of what's happening globally. ...

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The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail
Opposition New Democrat finance critic Mr. Bruce Ralston said he's not surprised Mr. Falcon appears to be backtracking on his promise to balance the books in two years. He said if he examines Liberal budgets from 2001 when the Liberals first formed ...

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Castanet.net

Higher B.C. deficit expected
Castanet.net
Opposition New Democrat finance critic Bruce Ralston said he's not surprised Falcon appears to be backtracking on his promise to balance the books in two years. He said if he examines Liberal budgets from 2001 when the Liberals first formed government ...

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