Conservatives promise $1K tax cut, Doerkson says in Surrey
08-10-2026 21:21 via abbynews.com

Conservatives promise $1K tax cut, Doerkson says in Surrey

The Conservative Party of BC is promising to cut taxes by $1,000 if elected into government on October 24.
Campaigning in Surrey for the second day in a row, on Thursday, October 8, party leader Lorne Doerkson said B.C.’s basic personal tax exemption would be raised to $32,000 from $13,216, the “most generous in Canada.”
This, he said, would put $1,000 per year “back in the pockets of working British Columbians, and $2,000 for the average couple.”
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