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nova scotia government spending
At 63 per cent of the economy, Nova Scotia’s government footprint is far beyond the estimated optimal level.
The province remains among the highest-taxed jurisdictions in North America.
The province's net debt is projected to rise by more than $6 billion.
Every Nova Scotian is responsible for $18,906 in provincial government debt in 2023/24.
The province has some of the highest personal income taxes in North America.
In 2022, the province’s population grew by 7.7 people for every home completed—the second-lowest ratio in Canada.
By December 2020, a large body of research showed that children represented two per cent or less of diagnosed COVID cases.
Wages in the mining-sector are more than 40 per cent higher than the average in all other sectors in the province.
The province's top combined income tax rate is 54 per cent.