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Taxpayers Federation calls Trudeau's GST break a 'sorry excuse for a tax cut'
The Canadian Taxpayer Federation is calling on the federal government to provide more support following this week's proposal for temporary GST cuts and rebates for Canadians. On Thursday, Prime Minist...
Nov 22, 2024 The Canadian Taxpayers Federation called the GST break a step in the right direction, but noted that Canadians are still struggling under a heavy burden of taxation. (650 CKOM file photo)
SaskPower resumes carbon tax relief program for electric heating
SaskPower is once again providing a reduction in the carbon tax for those using electricity as their primary source of home heating. According to the Crown corporation, those customers will see a 60 p...
Nov 01, 2024 Customers relying on electricity as their primary source of home heating will see a 60 per cent reduction in the federal carbon tax on their bills over a period starting on Friday and running until April 30. (980 CJME file photo)
Taxpayers Federation calls for Sask. government, Ottawa to cut gas taxes
Many people across Saskatchewan are struggling to make ends meet, as bills for groceries, housing and gas just keep going up. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is renewing its calls for both the provi...
Aug 15, 2024 Gage Haubrich, prairie director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, called on both the provincial and federal governments to reduce or eliminate gas taxes as an affordability measure. (Kaleb Sebastian/980 CJME)
Moe talks carbon tax, NATO at premiers' meeting in Halifax
Canada's premiers ended their annual summer meeting on Wednesday with talk about where the federal government's nose should and should not be. A news release said the premiers reflected on the state o...
Jul 17, 2024
"It's safe for now." province says about carbon levy deal with Feds
"It's safe for now," is what Saskatchewan's Justice Minister and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre said about the province's bank account in regards to the carbon tax. The Federal Government and the provi...
Jul 16, 2024 “The monies are in place, they aren’t going anywhere,” Saskatchewans Justice Minister and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre. Adding that the province offered to establish a letter of credit, which she said provides security under the carbon tax legislation. (980 CJME file photo)
Trade minister says dropping carbon tax kept Sask. inflation rate low
Saskatchewan's trade minister says removing the carbon tax from home heating bills helped the province tie for the lowest inflation rate of any province in Canada. Saskatchewan's Consumer Price Index ...
Jul 16, 2024 The Government of Saskatchewan has long been opposed to the federal carbon tax, and stopped collecting or remitting the tax on home heating earlier this year. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Sask. carbon tax injunction hearing cancelled
The hearing over the Government of Saskatchewan's injunction against the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) that was expected to begin on Friday morning has been cancelled. Shortly before the start time of 1...
Jul 12, 2024
Saskatchewan wins emergency injunction on carbon tax dispute
A federal court has temporarily blocked the Canada Revenue Agency from collecting millions of dollars in carbon tax money from the Government of Saskatchewan. The provincial government filed for an em...
Jul 09, 2024
Sask gov't funds garnished over carbon tax dispute, justice minister says
The Government of Saskatchewan's fight over the carbon tax took another turn on Thursday, with the apparent filing of an injunction against the Canada Revenue Agency. Last fall, the federal government...
Jul 04, 2024
Sask. residents will continue to receive federal carbon rebates, Trudeau says
The carbon tax rebates that people in Saskatchewan receive four times a year will continue, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The prime minister stopped in Saskatoon for a brief visit to Wan...
Apr 23, 2024 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at Wanuskewin Cultural Park on Tuesday. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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