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NS151INTRODUCEDTAX & FISCALNOVA SCOTIA

Sales Tax Act (amended)

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Legislative timeline

  1. 1st
  2. 2nd
  3. Comm.
  4. 3rd
  5. Senate
  6. Assent

Bill overview

Bill NS151, “Sales Tax Act (amended)”, is a Nova Scotia bill from session assembly-65-session-1.

Its latest recorded status is “Introduced”.

This overview is written automatically from the registry and vote records on this page and updates when they sync. It describes the bill's path, not its merits.

PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARY

What you need to know

Status changed: 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000

Key provisions

  1. 01This bill amends the Sales Tax Act to increase the provincial sales tax rate from 15% to 16%.
  2. 02The amendments to the Sales Tax Act come into force on a date to be determined by the Minister of Finance.
  3. 03The Minister of Finance is authorized to make regulations respecting the implementation of the increased sales tax rate.
  4. 04The amendments to the Sales Tax Act apply to taxable supplies made on or after the effective date of the increase.
  5. 05The Minister of Finance must table a report in the Assembly within 6 months of the effective date of the increase.

Vote roll

No division has been recorded for this bill yet.