We will spend less than projected revenues, and we will do it protecting the three cores services; Health Care, Education, and Social Services

SHARP:  We will spend less than projected revenues, and we will do it protecting the three core services; Health Care, Education, and Social Services 

For Immediate Release:  March 6th, 2013

KAMLOOPS:  Meeting with over two dozen members of the news media yesterday in Vancouver, BC Conservative Party leader John Cummins announced a major plank in the 2013 Election platform; the parties Budgetand Fiscal Framework for the next 5 years.  

 

Kamloops South Thompson BC Conservative party candidate Peter Sharp, commenting on the plan, stated:

"Our budget outline is the framework we will be taking in to the elections.  It is one based on economic growth expected by Central One Credit Union; these are not numbers we have cherry picked from someone favorable to our party." 

 

Sharp continued:
"In our 5 year plan, we will spend less than our projected government revenues -- and we will do it protecting the three cores services we as BC Conservatives -- and all British Columbians -- want to see maintained; Health Care, Education, and Social Services.  Each will have increased financial resources and budgets over the term of this 5 year fiscal framework."

 

The BC Liberals have thrown up their hands and said things are bad so we'll just go ahead and spend money anyway.  They have not done what is needed to give the provinces visionaries the spark to create, and go ahead with, the jobs we need to really get the economy going. 

 

"We need to create an environment where our children, the next generation of business leaders, can begin to create more wealth and revenue for the provinces -- and to give the people of BC REAL jobs they can earn a good living at." 

 

BC Conservatives will be looking for efficiencies in government and it's ministries ... there are savings to be found without cutting front-line workers as the BC Liberals have down during their term in office.  

 

"Efficiencies are there, and government and its' ministries don't have to look hard to find them", stated Sharp. 

"For example hundreds of acute care beds in hospitals, including right here in Kamloops,  are clogged with seniors that would find better care, and have much pleasanter surroundings, in long-term care facilities.  The cost to the medical system for an acute care bed in RIH is $1,500 a day -- that compares to $150 per day for long-term beds in a facility for seniors." 

 

BC Conservatives are not going to slash or raise taxes -- nor will they cut front-line government workers.  Specifics of the BC Conservative 5 year Budget and Fiscal Framework will be announced, in the weeks ahead, leading up the up-coming May general election.