N.B. Liberals pledge to double Youth Employment Fund if re-elected

The Liberal Party of New Brunswick says it will double investment in the Youth Employment Fund if re-elected.

Party leader Brian Gallant said Saturday in a news release too many young people are leaving the province for work and the government hopes to create more opportunities for them closer to home.

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The Liberals launched the fund, which provides job placements for 26 weeks with an employer in the province and a subsidy for 100 per cent of their minimum wage for 30 hours a week, in 2015.

The party says the commitment will double its original budget, which was $10 million when it first began, to $21.7 million per year from 2018 to 2022.

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They add that more than 6,000 young people have benefitted from the fund.

New Brunswickers head to the polls in a provincial election on Sept. 24.

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