Nova Scotia to reduce HST by one percentage point to 14 per cent

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The rate change will take effect April 1, 2025.

The rate change will take effect April 1, 2025

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston announced today a one percentage point reduction in the harmonized sales tax (HST) rate.

The federal portion is five per cent and, on April 1 2025, the provincial portion will decrease from 10 to nine per cent in Nova Scotia, bringing it to 14 per cent. 

“It’s the first time in 14 years that a provincial government in Nova Scotia has made changes to the sales tax. And this time it will be a decrease,” said Premier Tim Houston in a news release.

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