Ernie Steeves

• N.B. finance minister says tax cuts are coming, but not necessarily in the budget

  Finance Minister Ernie Steeves will deliver his sixth budget on Tuesday and says it won't include any splashy, election-style spending commitments.

  Canada

  Mar 18, 2024
  
• N.B. premier says cost of living measures in limbo due to election possibility

  Premier Higgs says affordability measures promised by his finance minister last month can't be rolled out until the threat of an election subsides.

  Politics

  Oct 19, 2023
  
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• N.B. surplus hits $1 billion as province touts strong fiscal management

  The results come on the back of higher-than-expected population growth and a windfall of personal and corporate income tax revenues.

  Politics

  Sep 27, 2023
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• N.B. announces surplus 5 times original projection, now at $199.6M

  The surplus announced by the New Brunswick government on Monday is about $199.6 million, five times what was originally projected.

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2023
• N.B. Teacher’s Association says teachers being ‘squeezed,’ applies for mediation in contract talks

  The New Brunswick Teachers' Association says the government is squeezing them out of competitive wages and a proper compensation package in collective bargaining talks.

  Education

  Apr 11, 2023
• N.B. finance minister defends revenue projections

  Finance Minister Ernie Steeves has faced criticism over the revenue projections found in last month's budget, with some saying they are overly conservative.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2023
• New Brunswick looks to lighten financial burden for those with diabetes

  As part of it's recently released budget, New Brunswick will remove the age cap on it's insulin pump program, and include coverage for continuous glucose monitoring.

  Health

  Mar 24, 2023
• New Brunswick’s $12.2B budget tackles challenges that come with growth

  The New Brunswick government has tabled a $12.2-billion budget that forecasts a small surplus and promises a funding boost to help stabilize the ailing health-care sector.

  Canada

  Mar 21, 2023
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• Opposition parties remain skeptical of forecasts ahead of N.B. budget

  The province vastly underestimated revenues for the last two years in a row, leading to record surpluses. Opposition parties say they want to see better forecasting this year.

  Politics

  Mar 20, 2023
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• New Brunswick Opposition parties say they’ll be skeptical of numbers in upcoming budget

  Two years in a row the province has vastly underestimated tax revenues, leading to growing surpluses throughout the year.

  Politics

  Mar 15, 2023