Budget 2024 maintains current spending for addictions, community mental health & shelter beds

Finance Minister Katrine Conroy tabled the 2024 provincial budget in the legislature earlier today. Notably for local governments, the Budget does not include any new funding commitments for shelter spaces, addiction treatment and recovery, harm reduction and community mental health programs. To dampen housing demand, the Province is moving forward with a flipping tax that closely aligns with a recommendation from UBCM’s 2018 Housing Strategy.

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