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Moncton OKs tax cut for most, slight increase for amalgamated areas
Moncton council approved a 2025 budget Thursday with a lower tax rate for most properties, after debating the fairness of the property tax system in outlying parts of the city.
Moncton proposing to cut tax rate by 6.2 cents for most of city
Moncton is proposing to cut its tax rate for most of the city by 6.2 cents next year, while boosting spending on police, firefighters and transit.
Moncton council eyes $9.5M increase in police budget
Moncton council discussed whether to spend millions of dollars more on protective services as the city's 2025 budget meetings continued on Wednesday.
Proposed Moncton budget includes more money for police, fire, aims to reduce hit to taxpayers
Moncton staff say the city's draft 2025 budget includes higher spending on police, firefighters and transit while trying to reduce the impact to taxpayers from climbing property assessments.
Premier says 'surprise' federal tax holiday could cost province $62M
Premier Susan Holt says the federal tax holiday on some goods announced Thursday could cost New Brunswick $62 million in revenue.
Downtown Moncton cleanup program's success a catch-22, business group says
A downtown Moncton cleanup program has collected more than 72,000 kilograms of trash over 10 months, says the executive director of the downtown business association.
Premier's pledge to drop DEC dissolution yet to be fulfilled, court to set hearing dates
Court cases between the province and a school district stemming from changes to Policy 713 continue to move ahead, despite the premier's promise that at least one of the cases would be dropped.
Moncton man found guilty of murdering Joedin Leger
A jury has found a 20-year-old Moncton man guilty of second-degree murder in the 2022 death of an 18-year-old.
Moncton murder trial jury to continue deliberations into weekend
The jury in a Moncton murder trial will continue deliberating into the long weekend.
Jury deliberations begin in Moncton murder trial with 3 potential verdicts
Twelve jurors in a Moncton murder trial began deliberating Thursday afternoon after a judge instructed them on three potential verdicts: Not guilty, guilty of second-degree murder, or guilty of manslaughter.