Saskatchewan NDP blasts Scott Moe for tax hikes while in office

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By Jeremy Simes The Canadian Press

Posted October 2, 2024 5:14 pm

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REGINA — Saskatchewan New Democrats opportunity Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party can’t beryllium trusted to trim taxes.

NDP campaigner Trent Wotherspoon says Moe hiked 31 taxes and fees while premier successful a azygous year, making life much unaffordable for Saskatchewan residents.

He says Moe’s caller announcement that a re-elected Saskatchewan Party authorities would supply individual income taxation alleviation is nonsense.

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He says nan Saskatchewan Party promised to trim taxes during nan 2016 predetermination run but raised them aft it was elected again.

The NDP, if it forms authorities successful nan Oct. 28 election, has promised to suspend nan state taxation and region nan provincial income taxation from children’s apparel and immoderate market items.

Wotherspoon besides says NDP Leader Carla Beck would supply amended guidance of nan province’s books to salary for nan party’s run promises.

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“We want to laic retired a programme that’s fiscally responsible and that we cognize we tin deliver. And we cognize pinch what we’ve put together here, pinch a afloat costed platform, we tin present this and we tin support our word,” Wotherspoon told reporters Wednesday.

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