NB Budget 2016

• Documents show N.B. Strategic Program Review cost taxpayers more than $563,000

  When the New Brunswick government delivered its 2016-17 budget last month, it included $589 million in new revenue and savings that the province said it had found through the Strategic Program Review.

  Politics

  Mar 10, 2016
  
• CUPE condemns N.B. government’s privatization of highway maintenance work

  A New Brunswick union boss is accusing the province of giving preferential treatment to private companies it is contracting to do work on the province's highways.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2016
  
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• New Brunswick job losses in January could be a bad omen: Opposition

  Numbers released by Statistics Canada on Friday showed a slide in New Brunswick employment in January as the province shed 4,600 full-time jobs and only picked up 3,500 part-time positions.

  Economy

  Feb 5, 2016
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• Opposition criticizes New Brunswick budget as ‘smoke and mirrors’

  The official Opposition on Thursday attacked the new provincial budget that was unveiled earlier this week by Premier Brian Gallant's Liberal Party.

  Politics

  Feb 4, 2016
• Opposition concerned about possible privatization of N.B. health care

  Tax hikes in the latest New Brunswick budget unveiled by the Liberals got plenty of attention on Tuesday, but on Wednesday it was health-care changes that dominated the legislative proceedings.

  Health

  Feb 3, 2016
• Small business owner hopes New Brunswick will support entrepreneurs

  Kristin O'Connor is hoping Brian Gallant's government will begin helping more small businesses in the province get off the ground.

  Economy

  Feb 2, 2016
• New Brunswick budget: tax hikes, civil service cuts, no new highway tolls

  The New Brunswick government will increase taxes and reduce the civil service as part of its $8.9-billion budget for 2016-17, but has decided against new highway tolls and cuts to essential social programs.

  Economy

  Feb 2, 2016
• Uncertainty over spending cuts looms on eve of New Brunswick budget

  As Brian Gallant's Liberal government prepares to deliver one of the most important budgets in New Brunswick history on Tuesday, speculation over how the province will shrink its deficit continues to dominate the discussion.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2016
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• New Brunswick budget promises deep cuts, but not to health care or education

  New Brunswickers are bracing for deep cuts as Brian Gallant's Liberal government prepares to deliver its provincial budget.

  Education

  Jan 26, 2016