New Brunswick unveiled on Tuesday its 2024-25 budget, the last in the Higgs government’s term prior to a fall election. While pre-election budgets can often feature ambitious plans, the Higgs government largely stayed the course with a plan that includes a balanced budget—but no tax relief. Key highlights of the budget include a projected $41 million surplus, the province’s eighth consecutive balanced budget, a relatively small increase to provincial debt, and an increase in provincial s...