FREDERICTON — A rent cap, tax cuts, and payments to nurses are among the commitments New Brunswick's Liberal government says it will fulfil in its first 100 days in office.
FREDERICTON — A rent cap, tax cuts, and payments to nurses are among the commitments New Brunswick's Liberal government says it will fulfil in its first 100 days in office.
However, the Liberals added that rather than removing the provincial tax on electricity bills as promised during the campaign, they will offer an equivalent rebate that will be delivered automatically to residential ratepayers. Holt told reporters after the speech that the change was made to bring"relief as quickly as possible" because the process to remove the provincial sales tax would take several months.
Looming over the Liberals many promises is the province's financial outlook, which dimmed last week when the new finance minister projected a deficit of $92.1 million for the current fiscal year, a reversal from the $40.9-million surplus budgeted last spring by the Progressive Conservatives. René Legacy blamed the deficit on higher-than-expected spending in the Health Department, particularly on private nursing companies.
Progressive Conservative Opposition leader Glen Savoie said the speech was short on specifics, as is usually the case with such speeches.
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