Pre-election New Brunswick budget stays the course on taxes, health spending
The Higgs government has delivered a stand-pat provincial budget that avoids new spending measures, tax cuts or other gimmicks that might curry favour with voters ahead of the election this fall.
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The Higgs government has delivered a stand-pat provincial budget that avoids new spending measures, tax cuts or other gimmicks that might curry favour with voters ahead of the election this fall.