Affordability

Tax measures and rebates platforms

Here's what the 2024 Nova Scotia election parties are promising.

PC
  • Reduce the HST by one percentage point to 14%
  • Increase the personal basic exemption on provincial income tax from $8,744 to $11,744

Liberal
  • Reduce the HST by two percentage points to 13%
  • Increase the personal basic exemption on provincial income tax from $8,744 to $15,705
  • Remove HST from all food in grocery stores

    "Currently, consumers do not pay HST on basic groceries like fruit, flour, and milk. However, many foods that families rely on are still subject to a 15% HST. These include foods like granola bars, pre- made salads, and sandwiches at the grocery store. A Nova Scotia Liberal government would remove the provincial sales tax from all food in grocery stores." — Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09

NDP
  • Remove the provincial tax on phone bills, internet, and groceries
  • Remove the fees for driver's licenses, license plate renewals, basic identification cards, and change of name/address requests

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