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Ep 34: A thirty-two-thousand-dollar basic exemption is the first bill Lorne Doerkson wants for…

Vancouver Daily News

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Vancouver Daily News A thirty-two-thousand-dollar basic exemption is the first bill Lorne Doerkson wants for B.C. taxpayers.

What You Need to Know: Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson says his first bill will raise the basic personal exemption to $32,000, so earnings up to that amount are not taxed. A day after the Conservative win, he also left a fall sitting open, named a transition chair, and set a day-one review of a deficit he put at nearly $14 billion. ...

Sources: vancouversun.com · dailyhive.com · cbc.ca · newindianexpress.com · tribuneindia.com · islandsocialtrends.ca · speedskating.ca · dailyfaceoff.com

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