Nova Scotians brace for HST hike
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Jun 28 2010d'Entremont, Chris
TUSKET – With more than $1 billion dollars added to the provincial debt in less than one year, and the HST poised to increase by two percentage points on July 1, Nova Scotia is headed in the wrong direction.
“We have the longest waits in Canada for hip and knee replacement surgery, emergency rooms are closing all across Nova Scotia, and to top it off, we have the honour of being the highest taxed province in the country,” said Argyle MLA Chris d’Entremont. “I do not think there are many Nova Scotians who believe that their families are better off since the NDP were elected government.”
During last year’s election campaign, Darrell Dexter and the NDP promised not to raise taxes. As of July 1, that broken promise will become official.
d’Entremont believes constituents represented by an NDP MLA, like Sterling Belliveau, should start asking how they stood up for their constituents to fight the HST.
“It is important to ask that question now because who knows what other surprises the NDP will have in store for Nova Scotians over the next three years,” said d’Entremont. “Where does Belliveau stand when it comes to fighting for the hard working people of Southwest Nova? We have been hit hard enough already by this government.”
With the HST increasing Thursday, Nova Scotians looking to purchase a new home at $250,000 will pay $5,000 more, or the equivalent of one year’s worth of post-secondary tuition. A new $25,000 car will cost $500 more, or for some, a bi-monthly mortgage payment.
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For more information, please contact:
Sarah Reeves, Communications Officer
Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Caucus
902.424.7723 (office)
902.499.9948 (mobile)
