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NS: NDP makes it official and passes budget into law
[HALIFAX, NS] — CBC News is reporting that the NDP’s provincial budget was passed yesterday, despite the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives uniting to vote against it. For more information, read the story at: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/04/26/ns-deficit-budget-passes.html More
NS: Government urged to look inward for savings, not hike taxes
[AMHERST, NS] — Instead of raising the HST to battle the deficit, Amherst is suggesting government take a look at itself before placing another burden on ordinary Nova Scotians. “It seems as though the government is leaning heavily toward increasing taxes again, by adding two per cent to the HST. This is not the solution to [...] More
NS: Auto retailers fear HST hike will drive them out of business
[AMHERST, NS] — Cumberland County’s auto retailers are asking Finance Minister Graham Steele to reconsider any plans to increase the HST in Nova Scotia to help fight the province’s spiraling deficit. In an open letter to the minister, included in a full-page advertisement in Monday’s edition of the Amherst Daily News, the seven auto retailers tell [...] More
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
