The government also proposed amendments to support a permanent target-benefit pension framework
Proposal was part of the province's fall economic statement on Thursday
Budget items include an expanded Guaranteed Annual Income System and a promise to review tax system
Both housing prices and the number of home sales have grown in the past year
A major promise from the 2018 election that has not been fulfilled is a pledge to cut income taxes by 20% for the second income-tax bracket
The province is putting an additional $2.2 billion toward Covid-19 spending
Measures include doubling payments to low-income seniors and financial relief for parents
Tories don't plan to balance books until 2023-24
Foreign buyers accounted for 1.9% of sales in the three months ended Nov. 17, down from 3.2% the previous three months
The centrepiece of the plan is a $465-million-a-year pharmacare program for children and youth