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NS: Tax hike will magnify cross-border shopping issue, says MLA
[AMHERST, NS] — If the government increases the HST to bring the province’s debt under control, Cumberland South MLA Murray Scott said it runs the risk of jeopardizing businesses along the border with New Brunswick. The veteran MLA is asking Finance Minister Graham Steele to call for an assessment of cross-border shopping and its impact on [...] More
NS: Gas pricing hearings a joke, says MLA
[AMHERST, NS] — Cumberland South MLA Murray Scott feels Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board hearings in Amherst on Wednesday were nothing more than an NDP opportunity to hold gas pricing in Cumberland County hostage. More
NS Politics: Scott urges premier to clarify gas tax plans
[SPRINGHILL, NS] – Cumberland South MLA Murray Scott is asking Premier Darrell Dexter to clarify his government’s position on cutting the gas tax at the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border. Scott has written a letter to the premier expressing concern that cutting the motive fuel tax in border communities such as Amherst will impact other communities [...] More
