East Central Trader March 31, 2017

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Volume 8 No. 13

HEALTHY LIVING

Friday, March 31, 2017

Provincial budget tough for Humboldt

Learning about residential schools

By Devan C. Tasa Tisdale Recorder Parkland Reivew Editor

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Budget

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The provincial budget features a one per cent PST increase, removal of fuel exemptions for farmers, a 0.5 per cent income tax decrease, and cuts to items like post-secondary education, libraries and regional parks. The budget, released March 22, will have $14.8 billion in expenses. It will raise $14.17 billion. There will be a $685 million deficit. “It was no secret that this is going to be – and is – a tough budget where there has to be restraints,” said Donna Harpauer, the MLA for Humboldt-Watrous, adding that while population is up and jobs are going up, resource revenues from items like oil, potash and uranium are declining. “The budget is a proposal. It’s year one of a plan to be back to balance in three years.” Adam Duke, the Humboldt-Watrous NDP’s secretary, expressed displeasure with the budget. “It’s an exceptionally deceitful budget,” said Duke, who was the NDP’s candidate in the last provincial election. “Their entire campaign was about how they weren’t going to raise taxes.” “The one thing that I see them hiding behind is: there’s tough decisions to be made. Well, they’ve been in power for a decade and these tough decisions are due to their mismanagement. They didn’t save a dime from our boom.” Increased taxes The one per cent increase to the PST to six per cent was effective March 23, raising an estimated $242.1 million. On April 1, exemptions, including items like children’s clothing, restaurant meals, snack foods, insurance premiums and contracts for renovations on property, will be removed, raising $647.1 million. Continued on page 3

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