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Provincial Tax Mix

Nova Scotia’s tax effort includes a number of different types of taxes. Each tax has a different effect on the economy and income distribution. The proceeding figure focuses on the composition of provincial tax effort (measured as a share of GDP) in Nova Scotia and the other Canadian provinces.

Canada’s Provincial Tax Composition

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The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) administers the personal income tax and business tax on behalf of the Province. The CRA can answer your personal and corporate income tax questions for both federal and provincial income tax systems as well as the harmonized sales tax.

Personal Income Tax Inquiries: 1.800.959.8281
Business Tax and HST Inquiries: 1.800.959.5525

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