新不伦瑞克的2026年赤字达13.3亿美元,受保健费用、税收短缺和超支的驱动,威胁到其2028年平衡预算目标。 New Brunswick's 2026 deficit hits $1.33 billion, driven by health costs, tax shortfalls, and overspending, threatening its 2028 balanced budget goal.

新不伦瑞克的财政赤字在2026年达到创纪录的13.3亿美元,比早先的预测增加了一倍多,其驱动因素是税收减少、医疗成本上升、人口增长和关键部门超支。 New Brunswick’s fiscal deficit has reached a record $1.33 billion in 2026, more than double earlier projections, driven by lower tax revenues, rising health-care costs, population growth, and overspending in key departments. 财政部长勒内遗产公司指出,保健支出超支4.325亿美元,大部分来自新的医生合同,社会发展超支1.271亿美元。 Finance Minister René Legacy cited $432.5 million in excess health spending, largely from new physician contracts, and $127.1 million in social development overruns. 该省的净债务现在达到139亿美元。 The province’s net debt now stands at $13.9 billion. 遗产承认实现2028年平衡预算目标的挑战,警告要作出艰难的选择,包括可能关闭学校,并强调其他省份也面临财政压力。 Legacy acknowledged the challenge of meeting the 2028 balanced budget goal, warned of tough choices including possible school closures, and emphasized that fiscal pressures are shared by other provinces.