Nova Scotia property tax bill moves through public hearing process without changes
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The legislation passed the public hearing stage after the Progressive Conservative majority on the nine-member committee voted down a proposed NDP amendment that would have committed the tax revenue for use in affordable housing programs only. The government estimates it will take in $81 million from the new taxes in fiscal 2022-23.
“Since it (legislation) is being put forward as something to address the housing crisis … we are asking the government to actually be clear with that proposal,” NDP committee member Claudia Chender said Tuesday ahead of the vote. “This would accomplish what the government says it is setting out to accomplish.”
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