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Decrease in HST Announced
Finance and Treasury Board
Premier's Office
The provincial portion of Nova Scotia’s HST – which combines the provincial value-added tax with the federal goods and services tax (GST) – will decrease to nine per cent from 10 on April 1, 2025, Premier Tim Houston announced today, October 23, in the media room at One Government Place, Halifax. The news release about the announcement is at: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2024/10/23/nova-scotias-hst-drop-2025
Premier Tim Houston announces the largest tax break in Nova Scotia's history with the provincial harmonized sales tax (HST) dropping to 14 per cent on April 1, 2025. (Communications Nova Scotia)
Premier Tim Houston, with Lilani Kumaranayake, Associate Deputy Minister of Finance and Treasury Board, takes questions on the one percentage point decrease in Nova Scotia's HST. (Communications Nova Scotia)