REGINA — Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck announced a fiscal plan Friday that would see some cuts, no tax hikes and a path to balance should she be elected premier, which the Saskatchewan Party criticized as 'dishonest.
REGINA — Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck announced a fiscal plan Friday that would see some cuts, no tax hikes and a path to balance should she be elected premier, which the Saskatchewan Party criticized as"dishonest."
Beck said her plan is based on the government’s budgetary numbers and predicts revenues of $20.6 billion and expenses of $20.8 billion in 2025. Government estimates for that year show both revenues and expenses at roughly $20.6 billion.“This is a plan for change. Now, I'm sure that Scott Moe and the Sask. Party are going to tell you that this can't be done. But that's a choice," Beck said.
Harpauer, who is not running for re-election, said Beck has also not accounted for the NDP promises to fund a school lunch program and to renovate vacant government housing units."I think that this is a document that is fantasy and fiction and nothing more," Harpauer said.It said the $2 billion in education money is accounted for through"accumulated funding."
Moe has promised widespread tax relief for families, which he has said would save a family of four more than $3,400 over four years.
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