Attention News Editors: Lois Corbett, Executive Director, issued the following statement today with respect to the release of the province’s 2018-19 budget.
“The budget sticks to the government’s early December announcement that there are no additional fiscal measures it is prepared to take to reduce carbon pollution. As we noted then, it is most likely that this plan will not meet the bare minimum required by the federal government. It is disappointing that we have a mere re-purposing of current accounts and no programs to support people’s actions — like buying better fridges, or putting more insulation in our basements and attics.
There are no new incentives, financial or otherwise, to innovate, reduce pollution or change behaviours. By toeing the status quo, the government has missed its goal of helping N.B. transition to a low-carbon economy and create jobs.”
Recommended links:
- Read the provincial government’s budget 2018-19 press release and related documents
- Read our statement on the province’s climate change legislation (Dec. 14, 2017)
- Read our background materials on N.B.’s carbon pricing system
- Read our statement on draft federal carbon pricing legislation (Jan. 15, 2018)