Nova Scotia offers extra $12 million to businesses hit by latest COVID-19 lockdown
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated May 4, 2021 at 12:44 pm EDT
Finance Minister Labi Kousoulis fields questions prior to tabling the Nova Scotia budget in Halifax on Thursday, March 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is offering more than $12 million in additional support to businesses hit by the latest COVID-19 lockdown in the province.
Inclusive Economic Growth Minister Labi Kousoulis said today the new Small Impact Business Grant targets businesses directly affected by the provincewide lockdown that went into effect last Wednesday.
Eligible businesses will receive a one-time grant equalling 15 per cent of their sales revenue for April 2019 or February 2020, up to a maximum of $5,000.