NDP calls for impact analysis of budget before it passes

The budget has not passed yet, and she says the government has made amendments to bills at the legislature before.

But she does not want them to make a quick change. The government should take time to properly understand what impact the cuts will have.

Chender voiced similar concerns to an economics professor and political science professor told our newsroom recently, including that it seems like many government cabinet ministers were not sure why certain cuts were made. For more on that story, click here.

She says tourism is a very important industry in Nova Scotia, and those cuts threaten jobs without replacing them.

One of her other proposed solutions would be to create a new Legislative Budget Officer, who would “assess all risks of government spending,” according to a news release from the party. They tabled a bill in the house for that, as well.

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