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NS38INTRODUCEDTAX & FISCALNOVA SCOTIA

Balanced Budget Act

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Legislative timeline

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  3. Comm.
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  5. Senate
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Bill overview

Bill NS38, “Balanced Budget Act”, is a Nova Scotia bill from session assembly-62-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: 2014-03-31T00:00:00.000

Key provisions

  1. 01This Act may be cited as the Balanced Budget Act.
  2. 02This Act receives royal assent and comes into force on a day to be proclaimed by the Governor in Council.
  3. 03The Minister of Finance shall prepare and table in the House of Assembly a balanced budget for each fiscal year.
  4. 04The Minister of Finance shall not authorize any new expenditure in excess of the amount provided for in the budget.
  5. 05The Minister of Finance shall present a report to the House of Assembly on the financial affairs of the province at the end of each fiscal year.

Vote roll

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