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 ...
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Nova Scotia to cut civil service by five per cent annually, rein in spending as it wrestles big deficits

Even with large-scale cuts to the civil service (five per cent annually for the next four years) and to the broader public sector (three per cent annually), along with a $130-million trim to ...
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Highlights from Nova Scotia's 2026-27 provincial budget

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Finance Minister John Lohr has tabled the province’s 2026-27 budget, which includes a large deficit and ...
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Nova Scotia budget has $1.2-billion deficit, cuts to public service

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's budget is $1.2 billion in deficit, with cuts to the public service and community groups, as the province struggles with slowing population growth and a stagnating economy.
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Nova Scotia EV and hybrid owners to pay new tax every time they renew their plates

Owners of fully electric and hybrid vehicles will have to pay a new levy when they renew the stickers on their licence plates. Effective Oct. 1, 2026, owners of fully electric vehicles in Nova Scotia ...
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Nova Scotia budget has $1.2B deficit, cuts to public service

Nova Scotia’s finance minister has tabled a budget with a $1.2-billion deficit and cuts to the public service. John Lohr projects that the deficit for the 2026-27 fiscal year will be slightly smaller ...