New Brunswick government introduces wait-and-see budget with few details

“The purpose is to better facilitate wealth generation for all New Brunswickers and make the province more attractive to investment and high paying jobs”

- The New Brunswick government introduced a modest, balanced budget with no tax changes on Tuesday, but it served notice that a major overhaul is in the works for the province's tax system.

The $7.1 billion budget for 2008-09, introduced by Finance Minister Victor Boudreau, forecasts a $19-million surplus.

There are spending increases for education, health and social services but all government departments have been ordered to cut administrative costs in an effort to shave $15 million from government expenditures. Read more

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