NDP Leader Carla Beck and Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon asked the Saskatchewan government where is money to “stabilize the health system or provide meaningful affordability relief to cash-strapped families despite the mid-year financial report showing historic revenues.”. Donna Harpauer Nov 29 2022 .On Tuesday, the government released the mid-year financial report showing more than a $1 billion surplus for the 2022-23 fiscal year. However, that does not include the $450 million spent on $500 affordability cheques sent to Saskatchewan taxpayers in November..Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance Donna Harpauer said the government chose the $500 affordability cheques people can “use at their discretion instead of using the money to lower utility bills.”.READ MORE Sask on track for more than $1 billion surplus, strong oil and potash revenue.Beck said working families are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis and healthcare workers are leaving..“We have hard-working families struggling to put food on the table, doctors and nurses leaving the province in droves and a Sask Party government that can’t even commit to a single dollar of new targeted spending despite sitting on a mountain of cash,” said Beck..Beck accused Premier Scott Moe of not taking any action while other Canadian premiers are addressing the challenges facing people..“Other premiers are taking action to address challenges in healthcare and affordability while Scott Moe makes Saskatchewan people pay for his bad decisions and unbalanced budgets,” said Beck.. Scott Moe Oct 27 2022Scott Moe .Earlier in November, Harpauer said the government could not help people with more than the $500 affordability cheques because “it’s not like we have more money” despite sitting on a $1 billion surplus..Wotherspoon called Scott Moe “financially illiterate” and not investing the surplus wisely..“Hardworking families are paying through the nose for the basics and rather than invest these historic windfall resource revenues wisely, the Sask Party is raising taxes and hiking power and energy bills,” said Wotherspoon. .“Scott Moe is squandering the boom and making Saskatchewan people pay for his financial illiteracy.”.The Saskatchewan NDP called on the government to stabilize the healthcare system, investigate grocery prices, create a utilities consumer advocate, roll back the 8% SaskPower and 23% SaskEnergy increases, roll back the PST expansion, suspend the provincial gas tax, and send extra $500 affordability cheques to parents with children.
NDP Leader Carla Beck and Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon asked the Saskatchewan government where is money to “stabilize the health system or provide meaningful affordability relief to cash-strapped families despite the mid-year financial report showing historic revenues.”. Donna Harpauer Nov 29 2022 .On Tuesday, the government released the mid-year financial report showing more than a $1 billion surplus for the 2022-23 fiscal year. However, that does not include the $450 million spent on $500 affordability cheques sent to Saskatchewan taxpayers in November..Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance Donna Harpauer said the government chose the $500 affordability cheques people can “use at their discretion instead of using the money to lower utility bills.”.READ MORE Sask on track for more than $1 billion surplus, strong oil and potash revenue.Beck said working families are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis and healthcare workers are leaving..“We have hard-working families struggling to put food on the table, doctors and nurses leaving the province in droves and a Sask Party government that can’t even commit to a single dollar of new targeted spending despite sitting on a mountain of cash,” said Beck..Beck accused Premier Scott Moe of not taking any action while other Canadian premiers are addressing the challenges facing people..“Other premiers are taking action to address challenges in healthcare and affordability while Scott Moe makes Saskatchewan people pay for his bad decisions and unbalanced budgets,” said Beck.. Scott Moe Oct 27 2022Scott Moe .Earlier in November, Harpauer said the government could not help people with more than the $500 affordability cheques because “it’s not like we have more money” despite sitting on a $1 billion surplus..Wotherspoon called Scott Moe “financially illiterate” and not investing the surplus wisely..“Hardworking families are paying through the nose for the basics and rather than invest these historic windfall resource revenues wisely, the Sask Party is raising taxes and hiking power and energy bills,” said Wotherspoon. .“Scott Moe is squandering the boom and making Saskatchewan people pay for his financial illiteracy.”.The Saskatchewan NDP called on the government to stabilize the healthcare system, investigate grocery prices, create a utilities consumer advocate, roll back the 8% SaskPower and 23% SaskEnergy increases, roll back the PST expansion, suspend the provincial gas tax, and send extra $500 affordability cheques to parents with children.
