(Halifax/Moncton) A new study released today, entitled Cost of Poverty in New Brunswick, co-authored by economist Angella MacEwen and Christine Saulnier, reveals that:
➢ Poverty costs the New Brunswick government a half a billion dollars per year.
➢ These costs accounted for 6.5% of the 2009/10 New Brunswick government budget.
➢ Health care spending on poverty alone costs...
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