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Nova Scotia Budget Has $1.2-Billion Deficit, Cuts to Public Service
Nova Scotia's deficit surged to $1.4 billion, prompting a 10% rollback in programs and grants, with cuts already affecting museums and tourist centers.
- On Feb. 22, 2026, Nova Scotia Finance Minister John Lohr tabled the province's 2026-27 budget in Halifax, showing a large deficit and public service job cuts.
- In December, John Lohr directed departments to propose a 10 per cent rollback of programs and grants as part of efforts to rein in costs, amid rising deficits from $700-million to $1.4 billion.
- Total spending is forecast at $18.9 billion with a $1.19 billion projected deficit, net debt is expected at $27.9 billion reflecting $1.2 billion in capital investment, and grants will be cut by $130.4 million.
- The government says the cuts will save about $95 million, with a four-year plan imposing five per cent yearly civil service cuts and three per cent broader public service cuts; some closures began last week.
- As the legislature prepares to sit Monday, Becky Druhan urged a longer session than last year's eight-day sitting, while the NDP and Liberals plan budget officer legislation to improve fiscal oversight amid criticism of repeated over-budget spending.
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Highlights from Nova Scotia's 2026-27 provincial budget
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Finance Minister John Lohr has tabled the province’s 2026-27 budget, which includes a large deficit and job cuts in the public service. Here are some highlights: — Total spending is forecast to be $18.
Nova Scotia to cut civil service by five per cent annually, rein in spending as it wrestles big deficits
Even with large scale cuts to civil service (five per cent annually for the next four years) and to the broader public sector (three per cent annually), along with $130 million cut to government grants next year (and bigger cuts coming in future years) it is projected to only have been brought down to $809 million by 2029-30.
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Nova Scotia set to deliver budget today, which could include deep cuts
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right1Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Left
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