NDP calls on Houston government to cut tax on food in grocery stores
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Opposition leader Claudia Chender says her party will propose new legislation when MLAs return to the legislature in the fall, but she hopes the province will act before then.
"It would be a point-of-sale rebate on the provincial sales tax," Chender told reporters on Tuesday.
"That's exactly what B.C. does and we believe it's time for Nova Scotia to do that. Grocery bills are skyrocketing."
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The NDP says Nova Scotians are having to direct more and more of their budgets toward food. The average family is expected to spend $16,000 on groceries this year compared to $14,700 in 2021, Chender says.
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