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

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

Basic personal amount would increase, and small biz tax rate would drop while threshold would increase to $700K

By Michael Tutton and Keith Doucette, The Canadian Press, with files from Advisor.ca |February 18, 2025

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Home sales dented by tariff worries in January as listings surge: CREA Home sales dented by tariff worries in January as listings surge: CREA

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Home sales dented by tariff worries in January as listings surge: CREA

Sales were down 3.3% from December

By Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press |February 18, 2025

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Economists more confident in BoC rate hold as inflation ticks up to 1.9% Economists more confident in BoC rate hold as inflation ticks up to 1.9%

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Economists more confident in BoC rate hold as inflation ticks up to 1.9%

Without the GST tax break, the annual inflation rate would have accelerated to 2.7%: StatCan

By Nick Murray, The Canadian Press |February 18, 2025

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Wholesale sales down, manufacturing up: StatCan Wholesale sales down, manufacturing up: StatCan

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Wholesale sales down, manufacturing up: StatCan

Wholesale sales dropped 0.2% to $83.6 billion in December; wholesale sales were down 0.8%

By James Langton |February 14, 2025

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