Sask. NDP claim families paying $1,600 more in PST and utilities since 2016
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The Saskatchewan NDP have released statistics – claiming that families in the province are paying a total of $1,608 more in taxes and utility fees compared to 2016.
The Saskatchewan NDP have released statistics – claiming that families in the province are paying a total of $1,608 more in taxes and utility fees compared to 2016.
“The numbers are clear – for the average family in this province – $1,608 in increased costs just due to PST increases, power bill increases and phone increases,” Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck said during a news conference Monday.
“Consistently what we are hearing from people is that they are falling further and further behind.”
According to the numbers – a Saskatchewan household with an income of $75,000 was paying $1,173 in PST, $1,245 in power and $258 in phone bills in 2016/17.
This is compared to the current costs which, according to the NDP, include $1,932 in PST (+64.7 per cent), $1,452 for power (+16.6 per cent) and $900 in phone bills (+248.8 per cent).
The statistics were sourced from the province’s own budget documents, according to Beck.
“The premier, the Sask. Party can dispute the numbers – our numbers are correct,” she said.