Tag Archives: Provincial budget

The fallout from the March 22 provincial budget continues for Premier Brad Wall. According to a new poll from Mainstreet Research, 46 per cent of people approve of Wall, just narrowly ahead of the 45 ...

Moose Jaw's Palliser Regional Library has laid off six employees after losing 58 per cent of its funding in the provincial budget. "Libraries are integral to our society, and these cuts will have real...

The provincial budget last week did not amalgamate the 28 school divisions as many had feared. But changes are still coming for the education sector. The government is amending The Education Act, chan...

There's an unexpected shortfall of millions of dollars the City of Regina will now have to find ways to make up, but it's not known exactly how yet. During Wednesday's provincial budget it was reveale...

The provincial budget puts off tough decisions and instead forces families to make the difficult spending choices, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF). Expenses are up 2.4 per cent in...

The closure of the Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) may impact cancer patients who travel for treatment. The province announced Wednesday it was scrapping the bus service at the end of May, l...

NDP interim leader Trent Wotherspoon called the provincial budget callous and mean-spirited, but it's when he called it deceitful that he was told he crossed the line. On Thursday, Wotherspoon and Pre...

Those pricey home renovations are about to get a little more expensive and that stands to negatively impact Saskatchewan's construction sector along with those paying for the work. Starting April 1, t...

Provincial sales tax being applied to kids clothing could come at a significant price to some families, along with businesses. The newly increased six per cent PST will be expanded to cover children's...

Not angry, but not happy. That sums up what many are feeling regarding the tax increases unveiled in Wednesday's Saskatchewan budget. Taxes on both alcohol and cigarettes - or sin taxes - are increasi...