nova scotia government spending

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Tax burden for Nova Scotian families continues to grow

The average family in the province will pay more than 45 per cent of its income in taxes this year.


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Nova Scotia lags behind most other provinces on employment income

A lower employment rate also has implications for government finances.


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Amid cost-of-living crisis, Nova Scotia’s government daycare failing families

The government promised to add 1,500 spots by the end of 2022, but instead added just 400.


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Corporate welfare for Michelin—another example of wrongheaded policy

In 2017, the provincial government spent $310 million on corporate welfare.


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Nova Scotia government abandons any semblance of fiscal responsibility

The budget projects a deficit of $278.9 million this year.


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Nova Scotia government should acknowledge attitude towards taxes in the province

The available data suggest that many Nova Scotians would like to see their taxes reduced.