Increased spending sees Nova Scotia budget deficit jump to $403 million

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HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is now on track to run a $402.7-million deficit this fiscal year, a jump of $123.8 million from what was forecast in the budget tabled in March. Finance Minister Allan MacMaster says that’s due to additional spending for health care, the settling of public sector contracts and disaster assistance for wildfires and flooding. MacMaster says programs to assist with natural disasters account for one quarter of the $363 million in increased spending from the spring budget. So fa

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