Saskatchewan poised to spend additional $1B, includes millions for SaskPower
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A committee meeting also heard an extra $194 million is needed to pay for carbon price fuel charges that the provincial government didn't collect.
Saskatchewan’s government is poised to spend an extra $1 billion this year, a move that would sink the province’s finances deeper into the red.
A committee meeting Tuesday night heard an additional expense of $813 million is required for SaskPower, the province’s electrical utility.
It also heard an extra $194 million is needed to pay for carbon price fuel charges the province didn’t collect.
Opposition NDP members at the meeting accused Premier Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party government of ducking accountability. Crown Investments Minister Jeremy Harrison and his officials did not appear at the committee to take questions.
“We all have duties and obligations as members … this hasn’t been a great show of respect here tonight,” Aleana Young, the NDP’s SaskPower critic, said at the meeting.
NDP finance critic Trent Wotherspoon also said the minister needs to answer basic questions.
“Are you telling me that we aren’t going to answer for our constituents and those that we serve on an appropriation of this matter?” Wotherspoon said. “This is so incredibly reckless.”
Young later told reporters Wednesday she worries SaskPower will be forced to raise power rates because of the shortfall.
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