Nova Scotia Budget

• Nova Scotia Budget: $1.2B deficit and ‘tough decisions’ on spending cuts

  Nova Scotia's finance minister has tabled a budget with a $1.2-billion deficit and warns that difficult decisions will need to be made to balance the books.

  Canada

  Feb 23
  
• N.S. finance minister expected to cut spending in next week’s provincial budget

  Nova Scotians are bracing for government spending cuts as Finance Minister John Lohr gets set to deliver his budget on Monday for the new fiscal year.

  Politics

  Feb 20
  
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• Nova Scotia’s Finance Department says over-budget spending needed to act swiftly

  The executive deputy minister of Nova Scotia’s Finance Department has defended the government's over-budget spending.

  Politics

  Feb 18
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• N.S. budget: Tolls eliminated for Halifax bridges as Tories make good on promise

  The governing Tories say they are making good on their election promise and scrapping tolls on both Halifax Harbour bridges starting on April 1.

  Politics

  Feb 18, 2025
• N.S. budget: Reserve fund, major tax cuts coming amid U.S. tariff threats

  The Nova Scotia government has introduced a $17.6-billion budget that includes major tax cuts and a reserve fund to be used if the U.S. makes good on the threat to impose tariffs.

  Economy

  Feb 18, 2025
• Nova Scotia budget update slashes deficit by $220M, mostly due to higher tax revenue

  The Nova Scotia government is forecasting a deficit of $247.5 million for the current fiscal year — an improvement of almost $220 million compared to what was estimated.

  Economy

  Dec 20, 2024
• Health-care spending, income tax indexing highlight Nova Scotia budget

  Nova Scotia has tabled a $16.5-billion budget that spends heavily on health care and contains a tax break touted as one of the largest in the province’s history.

  Economy

  Feb 29, 2024
• Increased spending sees Nova Scotia budget deficit jump to $403 million

  Finance Minister Allan MacMaster said the jump of $123.8 million from earlier projections is due to factors such as additional health care spending and disaster assistance.

  Politics

  Sep 28, 2023
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• Opposition, labour group call for tax reform in N.S. amid rising cost of living

  The Nova Scotia Liberals and a major labour group are calling for tax reform so that workers can keep more money in their pockets as they struggle with the rising cost of living.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2023
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• Advocates say Nova Scotia budget neglects affordable housing crisis

  The Nova Scotia government's budget allocates $21.6 million to offer 1,000 more people rent subsidies, and $8.2 million to emergency and overnight shelters.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2023