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Here's what the 2024 Nova Scotia election parties are promising.

PC
  • Decrease the small business tax rate from 2.5% to 1.5%
  • Increase the small business threshold from $500K to $700K

Liberal
  • Reduce the small business tax to 1%
  • Raise the income threshold for small businesses from $500K to $700K

NDP
  • Cut the small business tax rate to 1.5% from 2.5%
  • Create a buy local programme

    "Creating real incentives to support local business through a buy local program that is inclusive and allows entrepreneurs, rather than corporations, to thrive." — Leadership You Can Believe In, retrieved 2024-11-16

  • Invest more in training and apprenticeships

    "Investing more in training and apprenticeships to help make sure Nova Scotia has the highly skilled and well-qualified workers businesses are looking for." — Leadership You Can Believe In, retrieved 2024-11-16

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