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06 September 2016 Economic plan to focus upon growth opportunitiesPremier Brian Gallant has released New Brunswick’s Economic Growth Plan, setting out a framework for stimulating the economy by ensuring there is a co-ordinated effort when pursuing opportunities. |
04 September 2016 Economic growth plan targets better co-ordination of government resourcesThe provincial government will be introducing a comprehensive economic growth plan to better co-ordinate government resources as it works towards growing the economy. |
04 August 2016 Economic growth plan will focus on five themesThe first part of the provincial government’s plan to accelerate economic growth and job creation in New Brunswick was released today. |
08 July 2016 Summary report of Opportunities Summits releasedA summary of feedback from the more than 1,500 participants who participated in the Opportunities Summits is now available online. |
05 July 2016 Government submits electoral reform options to legislative assemblyOfficials from the provincial government have drafted a discussion paper on electoral reform which will be referred to a select committee of the legislative assembly for study this fall. |
17 May 2016 Legislation allows Women’s Council to fulfil mandateLegislation tabled today by the provincial government will ensure funding and independence for the New Brunswick Women’s Council. |
16 May 2016 Legislation to be tabled to assist forum in advancing mandateThe provincial government will table legislation that will ensure funding and independence for the Voices of New Brunswick Women Consensus-Building Forum. |
09 May 2016 Atlantic provinces contribute $250,000 for Alberta wildfire reliefThe four Atlantic provinces are providing $250,000 to the Canadian Red Cross to support relief efforts in Fort McMurray, Alberta. |
06 May 2016 Provincial Innovation Week wraps upPremier Brian Gallant spent the last week celebrating innovation in New Brunswick. |
19 April 2016 Changes announced to senior government leadershipChanges in the senior ranks of the civil service were announced today by Premier Brian Gallant. |
10 April 2016 Innovation Week set for May 2 to 8Entrepreneurs, businesses and researchers will be celebrated during Innovation Week, May 2-8. |
26 January 2016 Government thanks New Brunswickers and commits to a balanced approachThe provincial government thanked the thousands of New Brunswickers who participated in the Strategic Program Review over the last year and committed to finding a balance between expenditure reductions and revenue measures in the upcoming budget. |
25 January 2016 More details released on civil service rightsizingThe provincial government is considering reducing the civil service as part of Strategic Program Review. More than 1,000 positions could be affected by eliminating vacant positions following retirements, layoffs, departmental consolidations and outsourcing some back-office functions to the private sector. |
21 January 2016 Information on a possible HST credit releasedThe provincial government has released more details on how a credit could help minimize the impact of a potential Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) increase on low and middle-income New Brunswickers. |
20 January 2016 Additional details on highway tolls releasedThe provincial government has released more details on choices related to highway tolls that could be pursued if the decision to implement tolls is taken as part of the Strategic Program Review. |
15 January 2016 Public dialogue sessions in Caraquet and Saint John rescheduledNew dates have been selected for the Strategic Program Review meetings which were cancelled this week due to inclement weather. |
13 January 2016 Increase to corporate income taxes being consideredOne of the choices laid out in the document Choices to Move New Brunswick Forward is increasing income taxes for corporations to 14 per cent from 12 per cent. This increase could raise up to $25 million per year. |
13 January 2016 Public dialogue session in Saint John cancelledDue to inclement weather, the Strategic Program Review public dialogue session scheduled for TODAY at 6:30 p.m. at the New Brunswick Community College, Saint John campus has been cancelled. |
13 January 2016 Public dialogue session in Caraquet cancelledDue to inclement weather, the Strategic Program Review public dialogue session scheduled for TODAY at 6:30 p.m. at Club du bel âge de Caraquet in Caraquet has been cancelled. |
08 January 2016 Savings in health care and education being consideredThe document Choices to Move New Brunswick Forward lays out numerous possibilities to reduce expenditures or increase revenues to prevent New Brunswick from reaching a crisis situation where it can no longer afford to fund critical services like health care and education. |
07 January 2016 Increase to the Harmonized Sales Tax being consideredOne of the most significant choices laid out in the document Choices to Move New Brunswick Forward is increasing the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) to 15 per cent from 13 per cent. |
05 January 2016 Government looking for savings in senior managementThe provincial government is considering options to rightsize its senior management level as part of its efforts to reshape the civil service. |
02 January 2016 Op-ed / Strategic Program ReviewThe following op-ed was issued today by Health Minister Victor Boudreau, who is also minister responsible for the Strategic Program Review. |
18 December 2015 REVISED / Engagement tour announced for Strategic Program Review choicesThe provincial government today announced dates for an engagement tour to allow New Brunswickers to provide their input on the choices being considered as part of the Strategic Program Review as outlined in the report Choices to move New Brunswick forward. |