New Brunswick Budget 2026

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NB Budget 2026 increases the projected 2025-26 deficit to be $1.378 billion, compared to the $599 million deficit projected in the previous budget. This reflects restated revenue and expense due to government reorganization.

Fiscal projections for the next three years are as follows:

Business tax measures

Corporate tax rates

The budget makes no changes to the corporate tax rates or the $500,000 small business limit. 

2026 combined federal and provincial corporate tax rates

Personal tax measures

Personal income tax rates

There are no proposed changes to the personal tax rates or personal tax credits. The indexed combined federal and provincial personal tax brackets and marginal tax rates for 2026 are as follows:

The top combined federal and provincial marginal tax rates for 2026 are as follows:

Sales and excise tax measures

There are no proposed changes to the current 15% HST rate, which is composed of a 5% federal component and a 10% provincial component.

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