Nova Scotia budget includes reserve fund, tax cuts amid U.S. tariff threats

NDP Leader Claudia Chender questioned why resource exploitation wasn't part of the Tories' promises during the November election campaign, and criticized the government's attacks on undefined opponents of unknown energy projects.

“The government has come in guns blazing with no market interest (in resource projects) behind them as far as we can tell and no actual stated opposition to a plan they never unveiled during the election,” the Opposition leader said. As well, she said the purpose of the reserve fund is unclear, as the budget didn't include details on assistance to workers who would lose their jobs in the looming trade war with the U.S.

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