B.C. businesses want feds to fight inflation in next week’s budget

In anticipation of the federal budget release next week, B.C. businesses are revealing their top priorities.

The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade (GVBOT) and the Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC) are calling on Ottawa to tie its fiscal policy with monetary policy to reduce inflation.

David Williams, vice-president of policy for BCBC, said there is “no reason for the federal government to be running large deficits.”

“People are struggling to pay the bills because of inflation and when people are having to watch their pennies, it’s only fair that the government should do the same. In October the Bank of Canada governor, Tiff Macklem, underscored that it’s going

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