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Finance Minister launches 2012 Pre-Budget Consultation:
Speech (PDF)

• Annual Indexation - Minor Injury Cap
  The 2012 minor injury cap has been calculated at $7,956 in accordance with the Automobile Accident Minor Injury Regulations. The cap on minor injuries is reviewed annually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for Nova Scotia for the previous calendar year.
  
• Nova Scotia's December Forecast Update for the 2011-2012 fiscal year, released December 15, shows Nova Scotia is running $24.3 million ahead of where the province expected to be on budget day, with a projected deficit of $365.2 million. Read the Minister's remarks.
  
• Automobile insurance reforms announced on November 9, 2011 strike a balance between fairness, affordability and stability to provide better coverage and more choice for Nova Scotians.
• Provincial Update on Auditor General Recommendations:
  Department of Finance
• Nova Scotia's September Forecast Update for the 2011-2012 fiscal year, released September 13, shows Nova Scotia is running $70.4 million ahead of where the province expected to be, with a projected deficit of $319.2 million.
• The Nova Scotia Government is making good on its promise to refund provincial income tax to seniors who receive the Guaranteed Income Supplement.
• Indexed Minor Injury Cap Released for 2011
  The revised minor injury cap for 2011 is $7,665, which reflects Nova Scotia's 2.2 per cent consumer price index.
  

Recent Publications

• Nova Scotia Economic Indicators - February 2012 »
• Labour Market Monthly - January 2012 »
• 2009 Demographic Update - Release #1: Census Families by Structure »
• 2009 Demographic Update - Release #2: Population Estimates by Economic Region »
• Consumer Price Index - December 2011 »
• Nova Scotia Business Statistics - 2009 »
• Nova Scotia Trade - 2008 »

2012-01-03
Small Business Tax Rate Lowered Again in 2012
The new year opened with another reduction in the small business tax rate.

2011-12-20
Province Appoints New Chair of the Nova Scotia Securities Commission
Finance Minister Graham Steele, today, Dec. 20, announced the appointment of Sarah Bradley as chair of the Nova Scotia Securities Commission.

2011-12-15
Province's Budget Update Shows Spending Controls Working
The province's latest quarterly update demonstrates that departmental spending is expected to be under budget for the third year in a row. The update also recognizes global economic uncertainty by revising some economic assumptions and projects a deficit of $365.2 million, an improvement of $24.3 million from the budget estimate.

2011-12-02
Collectivités en chiffres maintenant disponible en français
Le site Web Collectivités en chiffres, une ressource en ligne populaire qui illustre la nature unique des collectivités de la province, est maintenant disponible en français.