leading ▁the ▁public ▁during ▁the ▁elections ▁regarding ▁the ▁financial ▁health ▁of ▁the ▁province . ▁The ▁def ic it ▁projection ▁was ▁increased ▁to ▁$ 2 . 8 ▁billion , ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁BC ▁history , ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁decl ining ▁tax ▁re venue ▁and ▁natural ▁resource ▁roy alt ies ▁from ▁the ▁continu ing ▁re cess ion . ▁The ▁budget ▁update ▁accepted ▁the ▁def ic it ▁with ▁small ▁increases ▁in ▁fund ing ▁for ▁health ▁care , ▁education ▁and ▁social ▁services , ▁with ▁redu ctions ▁in ▁all ▁other ▁minist ries , ▁combined ▁with ▁cut s ▁to ▁personal ▁and ▁small - bus iness ▁tax es ▁and ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁Bal anced ▁Bud get ▁and ▁Minister ial ▁Account ability ▁Act ▁allowing ▁four ▁years ▁of ▁def ic it . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁session ▁ended ▁on ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 2 4 ▁b ills ▁given ▁royal ▁ass ent : ▁ 2 1 ▁government ▁b ills ▁and ▁ 3 ▁private ▁b ills . ▁Among ▁the ▁b ills ▁was ▁modern ization ▁of ▁ins urance ▁and ▁inheritance ▁laws ▁with ▁the ▁In sur ance ▁Am end ment ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁the ▁Will s , ▁Est ates ▁and ▁Su cc ession ▁Act . ▁The ▁Labour ▁M ob ility ▁Act ▁en act ed ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁Trade , ▁In vest ment ▁and ▁Labour ▁M ob ility ▁Ag re ement . ▁In ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁on going ▁Bra id wood ▁In qu iry , ▁K ash ▁He