New Brunswick government hopes increased user fees will generate $6 million

The New Brunswick government is raising user fees in an effort to generate an extra $6 million in revenues. Finance Minister Blaine Higgs says the increases are needed to help address the provincial deficit, which is forecast to be nearly $546 million this year. He says the suggestion to increase fees came during his pre-budget consultations. The increases affect everything from vehicle registrations to fees for camp sites in provincial parks. It will also cost people more for a licence to be a private investigator in the province. Higgs will present his complete provincial budget in March. London - The Guardian