If elected Premier, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck is proposing a ‘no tax hike’ guarantee.
Beck says for the first term, the NDP will not increase provincial income tax, provincial sales tax, or corporate tax. On top of that, she promises to suspend the 15-cents-per-litre gas tax for six months and freeze the small business tax that she claims current Premier Scott Moe plans to double next July.
She expects axing the gas tax will save the average Saskatchewan family up to $350.
Beck says the NDP will make up for lost revenue by building the economy and cutting unnecessary expenses such as Premier Scott Moe’s $765 thousand trip to Dubai in 2023.
“It’s about priorities. It’s about spending not on things that don’t benefit the majority of people in this province. It’s about working with those on the front lines to ensure that we’re getting both best value and best service for the people in Saskatchewan.”
She says when it comes to providing funding for Saskatoon’s proposed Downtown Event and Entertainment District, she will consider it.
“I don’t but my name to promises I don’t intend to keep. You’d want to look at all of the fine details before you do that…I think we should be looking at all ways to revitalize our downtown…You’ll hear more from us as the campaign goes on that issue.”