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Cut tax, reduce deficit, grow economy. Can B.C. Conservatives do it all at once?

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Cutting tax and simultaneously fixing the budget "are contradictory," said Werner Antweiler, a professor at the University of British Columbia.

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Budget deficit

The amount by which a government's spending exceeds its revenue in a given year, covered by borrowing.

Persistent deficits add to public debt and can raise the cost of future borrowing.

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