Nova Scotia property tax bill moves through public hearing process without changes
in Nova Scotia have moved through the legislature’s public hearing process without amendments.
The all-party law amendments committee today forwarded legislation authorizing the taxes to the legislature for further consideration and a third and final reading. Forty-six presentations were made before the committee over two days of hearings that began last week.A majority of the presenters called on the Progressive Conservative government to reconsider the taxes, calling them unfair and discriminatory against people who live outside the province.
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