Overview
- For the fourth consecutive year, the auditor general urges stronger oversight of spending outside the formal budget process.
- More than $6.7 billion has been spent without first receiving a majority vote in the legislature since 2020–21.
- Total provincial spending reached $18 billion in 2024–25, up 43 percent from 2021–22.
- Nova Scotia recorded a $265 million operating surplus in 2024–25.
- Net debt hit $20.8 billion in 2024–25 and increased for a fifth straight year.