On a per-person basis, government spending will increase to $19,238, the highest of any province in Canada.

The province's program spending this year will increase by 6.2 per cent, a rate faster than population growth plus inflation.

New Brunswickers who required medically-necessary surgeries endured a median wait for treatment of 52.6 weeks.

From 2019-20 to 2024-25, the government increased program spending by more than 50 per cent.