N.B. opposition parties question claim that tax cuts will drive immigration
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The government also sees the cuts as a kind of doctor recruitment strategy, with both Higgs and Finance Minister Ernie Steeves referencing doctor recruitment in scrums with reporters on back-to-back days. “We’re not attracting all the people that we need to. We need medical professionals and some of those are in the higher tax bracket,” Steeves told reporters on Wednesday.The claim that a lower tax rate will be a decisive factor in attracting more people to the province doesn’t make sense, according to Liberal Leader Susan Holt.“What we’re hearing from people who are interested in moving here is can they get a house, can they get access to a health professional, they want to be close to nature.
“I don’t think someone who makes $140,000 is going to move to N.B. if the education and the health-care system are crumbling,” he said.The government has cut income taxes two years in a row. March’s budget announced increases to the basic personal amount and the low-income threshold. Steeves said the intention is to continue lowering taxes, but wouldn’t provide details on when additional tax cuts are likely to come.
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