NB Budget

• New Brunswick forecasts historic $1.4B deficit as it tables $15.6B budget

  The government says it intends to reduce spending in other areas, notably by shrinking the civic service by 12 per cent over three years. 

  Politics

  Mar 17
  
• 5 things to know as New Brunswick prepares for cuts in next month’s budget

  Staring down a record deficit of $1.3 billion, the New Brunswick government has warned that virtually every service and program risks facing cuts in next month's budget.

  Politics

  Feb 19
  
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• Federal money and sales taxes help pump up New Brunswick budget surplus

  New Brunswick's finance minister says the province recorded a surplus of $500.8 million for the fiscal year that ended in March.

  Politics

  Sep 16, 2024
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• New Brunswick budget $41-million in surplus, but health-care increase just $2 million

  The New Brunswick government is boasting that today's $13.3-billion budget includes the most spending on health care in provincial history.

  Politics

  Mar 19, 2024
• 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. 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
• Higgs fires back at critics of New Brunswick government’s revenue estimates

  Premier Blaine Higgs used part of his budget speech to fire back at critics who say the government's revenue projections are overly pessimistic.

  Politics

  Mar 31, 2023
• New Brunswick’s ‘underwhelming’ budget leaves business community wanting more

  The business community is calling on the New Brunswick government to look at help towards taxation of small business' after a "underwhelming" budget

  Politics

  Mar 23, 2023
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• 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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• New Brunswick’s budget surplus balloons $739 million more than spring estimate

  The latest forecast is $638.9 million more than what was projected in the province's previous fiscal update in August.

  Economy

  Nov 10, 2022