Halifax Passes Largest Budget Ever, Axes Saturday Parking Fees
All told, it will cost $1.2 billion to run the city for a year and tax rates will bump up for homeowners by about $130.
All told, it will cost $1.2 billion to run the city for a year and tax rates will bump up for homeowners by about $130.
Does Budget 2023 support long-term economic success or short-term survival?
Opinion: In Canada, for the most part, we believe government cheese is part of a balanced, healthy diet. Even folks like me say cheese is good in moderation. But what happens when we gorge ourselves on government cheese?
This year has already brought a more competitive business climate to PEI, but the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says a “raft of tax hikes” are coming in 2022.
The Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) added people and businesses last year, despite the challenges of the pandemic.
Saint John’s property tax rate could drop to its lowest level in more than two decades next year.
HRM’s $1-billion budget includes a one percent increase to the average commercial tax bill, but the council wants more flexibility going forward in tax collection that makes it easier for businesses that need help.
A Halifax-based policy analyst is warning taxpayers they should be concerned about the country’s rising debt and deficit
Patrick Sullivan says now is not a good time to start raising the minimum wage, given the challenges being faced by small businesses during Covid-19.
Ian McAllister of Dalhousie University has spent nearly 60 years immersed in the world of economics and has an optimistic outlook on the economic opportunities of Nova Scotia and the Atlantic region.