In a video posted to social media Monday, Moe said the province’s first quarter 2022-2023 budget update, which will be presented Tuesday morning, “will show that Saskatchewan’s economy is strong .
“More people are working, exports are increasing and the province’s economy is improving much faster than expected.”
He says this is largely due to the resources sector, with high resource prices driving the economy. He said Saskatchewan residents should take advantage of high resource prices to help with the high cost of living.
This fall, our government will send a $500 affordability check to everyone in Saskatchewan age 18 and older.
Here’s why… pic.twitter.com/kT01wdfigQ
—@PremierScottMoe
Government spokesman Matthew Glover clarified that only adults who filed income tax in Saskatchewan will be eligible for the $500.
Treasury Secretary Donna Harpauer will release the first quarter fiscal update at 10 a.m. CST on Tuesday. The Prime Minister says more details about the affordability checks will also be shared tomorrow.
When the budget was released in March, the deficit was $463 million.
The report will also look at how projected spending has changed in recent months.
Government should have offered relief ‘months ago’: Opposition
Saskatchewan’s opposition NDP says the government should have provided relief to people “months ago.” In a statement Monday afternoon, economist Trent Wotherspoon accused the government of holding onto the revenue windfall until just before the upcoming Saskatoon Meewasin by-election. Four parties have already chosen candidates for the run-off, although no date has yet been set for the vote. “The Sask Party will consistently put their political interests above the well-being of the people of Saskatchewan – as they have with this ‘buy’-election money,” Wotherspoon’s statement said.
