Our MLA’s get back to work in the legislature today (Tuesday) for the first time in nine months.
The throne speech, (delivered by Lieutenant-Governor Wendy Cocchia), will outline the government’s priorities, and is expected to be dominated by the topic of tariffs and other penalties threatened by U-S President Donald Trump.
The latest budget is due to be presented March 4th, and a couple of major pledges from the NDP during the last election campaign have already been affected by the uncertainty over tariffs.
That one-thousand-dollar grocery rebate has been cancelled, and Finance Minister Brenda Bailey has also said the government will have to “revisit” the promise of a cut in income tax for middle-income earners.
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