HEALTH FACILITIES EMPLOYEES RATIFY AGREEMENT

VICTORIA – An agreement has been ratified with health facilities employees on a new two-year contract under the Province’s 2010 negotiating framework, announced Finance Minister Colin Hansen.

CANADA, PROVINCE SIGN HST AGREEMENT FOR B.C. EMPLOYEES

VICTORIA – The governments of Canada and B.C. signed a human resources agreement to provide provincial public servants with positions within the Canada Revenue Agency as part of the move to wind down PST and implement HST on July 1, 2010.

HST REPORT: GIANT LEAP FORWARD FOR INVESTMENT, JOBS

VANCOUVER – Sales tax harmonization and corporate tax cuts will increase capital investment by $14.4 billion and result in a net increase of 141,000 jobs by the end of the coming decade according to a report released by economist and tax expert Jack Mintz, announced Finance Minister Colin Hansen.

BUDGET 2010 – BUILDING A PROSPEROUS BRITISH COLUMBIA

VICTORIA — Setting the foundation for decades of renewed economic growth, protecting vital services, adding to British Columbia’s competitiveness and building on the tremendous momentum of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are core elements of the 2010 provincial budget.

COMMUNITY HEALTH EMPLOYEES RATIFY AGREEMENT

VICTORIA – An agreement has been ratified with community health employees on a new two-year contract under the Province’s 2010 negotiating framework, announced Finance Minister Colin Hansen.