While people from Saskatchewan celebrating their newfound wealth of "$500 affordability cheques," the UCP has no plans in the near future to help Albertans' wallets match those of the neighbouring province..On Monday, in a short video announcement, Premier Scott Moe of Saskatchewan announced all adults will get a $500 “affordability cheque.”.Moe said in the video Saskatchewan is running a surplus and will also pay down the provincial debt.However, despite Alberta's oil wealth, it seems Albertans will not get the bonus.The Press Secretary Office of Jason Kenney told the Western Standard, "We've already given out utility rebates, in the first month alone that saved Albertans $94 million.""We'll have more to say on how our improved fiscal situation will help Albertans in the near future," said the premier's press secretary, Justin Brattinga.“Alberta’s government has led Canada in providing relief from inflation and making life more affordable."According to Brattinga, this includes $300 in electricity rebates direct to consumers, to eliminating the provincial gas tax, to forthcoming natural gas rebates this winter."Albertans will keep more than $2 billion in their pockets this year and into next," Brattinga said.According to Brattinga, like Saskatchewan, Alberta will be presenting its first quarter fiscal update this month."That will reflect increased resources revenues due to increased prices over the last several months. We look forward to updating Albertans on how our shared resource wealth will benefit families across the province," Brattinga said..Due to a high level of spam content being posted in our comment section below, all comments undergo manual approval by a staff member during regular business hours (Monday - Friday). Your patience is appreciated.
