New Brunswick's finance minister says the province recorded a surplus of $500.8 million for the fiscal year that ended in March.
The New Brunswick budget includes some new affordability measures, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough. Anna Mandin reports – Mar 19, 2024New Brunswick’s finance minister says the province recorded a surplus of $500.8 million for the fiscal year that ended in March.
The report of a big surplus comes as the province prepares for an election campaign, which will officially start on Thursday and end with a vote on Oct. 21.Steeves says growth of the surplus was fed by revenue from the Harmonized Sales Tax and federal money, especially for health-care funding.
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