On a per-person basis, government spending will increase to $19,238, the highest of any province in Canada.
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March 21, 2024
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March 20, 2024
3:15PM
The province's net debt will reach a projected $16.3 billion in 2024/25.
March 19, 2024
1:50PM
The province's program spending this year will increase by 6.2 per cent, a rate faster than population growth plus inflation.
March 11, 2024
4:30AM
The territory's mining sector tends to pay above-average wages.
March 8, 2024
10:53AM
Population growth often leads to faster economic growth, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the economy is doing well.
March 2, 2024
4:30AM
The inability to control spending remains the primary reason for Ottawa's string of deficits.
March 1, 2024
3:12PM
Over the last nine years, Canadian living standards have not increased.
February 28, 2024
12:30PM
When commercial centres have lower median employment incomes than capital cities, the private sector may be in real distress.
February 28, 2024
2:30AM
Every Nova Scotian is responsible for $18,906 in provincial government debt in 2023/24.
February 26, 2024
2:30AM
Provincial and federal net debt has increased by $1.0 trillion from 2007/08 to 2023/24.
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