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Health spending helped push New Brunswick deficit to record $1.3B in last fiscal year

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Digital, G. (2026, September 25). Health spending helped push New Brunswick deficit to record $1.3B in last fiscal year. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12072903/new-brunswick-fiscal-update-3/

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The New Brunswick government reported a record deficit of $1.3 billion for the fiscal year ending March 2025, significantly surpassing the projected $549 million shortfall. The unexpected increase in expenses, mainly due to higher spending on healthcare and social development, coupled with lower revenues from sales taxes and income taxes, contributed to this financial gap. Finance Minister René Legacy emphasized the government's commitment to making necessary changes to improve economic efficiency and reduce the deficit while addressing concerns raised by U.S. trade policy.

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The New Brunswick government reported a record $1.3 billion deficit for the fiscal year ending March 2025, surpassing their previous projection of $549 million. The shortfall was mainly due to higher expenses in health care and social development, which were almost $538 million more than expected. Revenues fell short by nearly $217 million, attributed to lower harmonized sales taxes and reduced corporate and personal income taxes. Despite the significant deficit, Finance Minister René Legacy stated that the government is committed to making necessary changes in response to economic pressures and U.S. trade policies affecting New Brunswickers. The province's net debt now stands at $13.9 billion.

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“As costs and tariff pressures rise, we are looking at where (the) government can work more efficiently and (create) new opportunities to grow our economy and bring in new revenue,” the minister said in a statement.

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🔮 The shortfall is more than double the $549-million deficit the Liberal government had projected in its March 2025 budget.

2026-09-25 · Global News

Health spending helped push New Brunswick deficit to record $1.3B in last fiscal year · assertive framing

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The New Brunswick government says its finances improved slightly at the end of the most recent fiscal year, but the province still posted a record $1.3-billion deficit. asserted

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The shortfall is more than double the $549-million deficit the Liberal government had projected in its March 2025 budget. asserted

government → project → budget

Provincial revenues were almost $217 million less than expected, due to lower harmonized sales taxes along with less corporate and personal income taxes. asserted

revenues → expect → taxes

Get daily National news Meanwhile, expenses were almost $538 million more than expected, largely because of extra spending on health-care and social development. asserted

expenses → get → care

New Brunswick closed the fiscal year with a net debt of $13.9 billion. asserted

Brunswick → close → billion

Finance Minister René Legacy says the government is committed to making the changes New Brunswickers expect despite pressure from U.S. trade policy. asserted

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Elenore Sturko’s roller-coaster political ride lands her as leader of CentreBC - Quebec party leaders wrapping up another week of election campaign - asserted

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A Montreal encampment shaped Quebec’s race, but survival is top priority asserted

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- ‘We control who and where’: Province at odds with municipalities over AI data centres asserted

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“We will continue to focus on what matters most to New Brunswickers while keeping a close eye on the bottom line.” asserted

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