
The Finance and Treasury Board Minister, Ernie L. Steeves, presented on March 10, a $10.2 billion budget that reflects strategic investments in key priority areas of health care, education, and social services, and contains for the first time ever, multi-year net debt reduction targets and net debt-to-GDP targets. Furthermore, as a result of ongoing commitment to responsible fiscal management, government is now in a position to begin to lower taxes on New Brunswickers in a sustainable manner.