Finance Minister Kevin Falcon has launched a new website that invites British Columbians to balance the budget for 2013/14.
The My B.C. Budget website at www.gov.bc.ca/mybcbudget uses forecasts from Budget 2011 and the September quarterly report to let people see the effect of raising and lowering revenues and spending on the provincial budget, with the goal of eliminating the 2013/14 deficit, which was forecast in September to be $458 million.
Once people have achieved a balanced budget, they can send their solutions to the finance minister with their comments.
The website also includes informative facts about the budget and is one of several ways the government is consulting with British Columbians in the lead-up to Budget 2012.