Chamber
nova_scotia
Stage
Introduced
This Nova Scotia bill proposes to increase the basic personal amount used to calculate provincial income tax.
Key Changes
- Amends Nova Scotia's Income Tax Act to change the Basic Personal Amount
- Would increase the portion of personal income exempt from provincial income tax
- Reduces the amount of provincial income tax owed by individual Nova Scotia residents
Gotchas
- The full text of the bill as introduced is not available in the provided source, so the exact new dollar amount for the Basic Personal Amount is unknown.
- This is a Private Member's Bill introduced by an Independent MLA, which means it has a lower likelihood of passing compared to government-sponsored legislation.
- Raising the Basic Personal Amount reduces provincial tax revenue, which could affect the provincial budget, though the fiscal impact cannot be assessed without the specific new amount.
- The bill has only passed First Reading and has not advanced further in the legislative process as of the available information.
Who's Affected
- All Nova Scotia residents who file provincial income taxes
- Lower- and middle-income earners who may see a proportionally larger benefit
- Nova Scotia provincial government revenues (reduced tax intake)
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Gotchas
- The full text of the bill as introduced is not available in the provided source, so the exact new dollar amount for the Basic Personal Amount is unknown.
- This is a Private Member's Bill introduced by an Independent MLA, which means it has a lower likelihood of passing compared to government-sponsored legislation.
- Raising the Basic Personal Amount reduces provincial tax revenue, which could affect the provincial budget, though the fiscal impact cannot be assessed without the specific new amount.
- The bill has only passed First Reading and has not advanced further in the legislative process as of the available information.
Summary
Bill 152 is a private member's bill introduced by Independent MLA Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin in the Nova Scotia Legislature. It proposes to amend Nova Scotia's Income Tax Act to change the Basic Personal Amount — the portion of a person's income that is not subject to provincial income tax. The Basic Personal Amount is a tax credit that reduces how much income tax Nova Scotians pay. By raising this amount, more of a person's income would be tax-free, meaning most Nova Scotians would pay less provincial income tax. This type of change typically benefits lower- and middle-income earners the most in relative terms, since the credit applies to everyone equally. The bill was introduced on September 26, 2025, and has only completed First Reading, meaning it is still in the very early stages of the legislative process and has not yet become law.
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