Nova Scotia is covering a scheduled price increase for milk in public schools this September to help families with the rising cost of food.
The province says its subsidy will keep the standard 250-millilitre carton of milk offered through its school milk program at 40 cents instead of 45 cents.
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The government says covering the price increase, set by Nova Scotia’s Natural Products Marketing Council, will cost the province about $72,000.
The government’s school milk program has costed the province between $130,000 and $230,000 per full school year.
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Costs are shared between the Department of Agriculture and dairy producers and processors.
Since 1974, the program has provided milk at a reduced price to students enrolled at participating primary and secondary schools.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 13, 2022.
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