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  1. CPI: Inflation above average in the east, below average in the west where falling natural gas brings down inflation. bit.ly/JXy0Gj
  2. CPI: Nova Scotia is in line with other Atlantic provinces. bit.ly/JWIXX7
  3. CPI: NS inflation 2.6% for all items vs nat’l average of 2.0%. Outside food & energy, NS inflation below average. bit.ly/JWIXX7
  4. Employment down 2,100 as full time gains (+1,000) offset by part time decline (-3,100) bit.ly/K86lPY
  5. Employment is up since last year and unemployment rate is down. Unemployment rate down in all regions. bit.ly/K86lPY
  6. Increase in labour force (+1,200) and lower employment raise unemployment rate to 9.0 per cent bit.ly/K86lPY
  7. CPI: Higher inflation in East , lower in West tells energy story. Fuel oil price rising, natural gas price falling. bit.ly/HXxfut
  8. CPI: NS inflation has been slowing since last year bit.ly/IW6BiK
  9. CPI: NS inflation 2.5% vs national at 1.9% - outside food & energy NS inflation below national average bit.ly/Je8tFE
  10. Financial Measures (2012) Act Introduced. This act puts budget commitments into law: bit.ly/Ib6uzq
  11. Compared w/ same Q1 last year, employment up 5,000, unemployment rate down 0.9%, unemployment rate down in all regions bit.ly/HMQC9k
  12. NS unemployment rate sits at 8.3% in March bit.ly/HMQC9k
  13. Following record high in Feb '12, NS employment down 2,900. Labour force down by 2,400 bit.ly/HMQC9k
  14. For more details, visit bit.ly/H6zxWM
  15. Budget 2012 includes $9.3 billion in revenues, $9.5 billion in total spending, and a bottom line deficit of $211.2 million
  16. @capebretonpost I will check and get right back to you...
  17. In a word, this budget is steady.
  18. This budget increases the dependent amount to $8,481 to match the basic personal amount.
  19. Increases to non refundable income tax credits will provide $7.5 million in personal income tax reductions for the 2012 tax year
  20. Affordable Living Tax Credit & Poverty Reduction Tax Credit will be increased to help reduce impact of rising prices on everyday needs