Taxpayers group says tax hikes a hazardous way to fix deficit problems
REGINA — The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says higher taxes are the last thing Saskatchewan needs in the provincial budget to be tabled Wednesday.
But Premier Brad Wall has said they will be there as part of the government’s three-year plan to balance the books.
Todd MacKay, the federation’s prairie director, says revenue is down from income, business and consumption taxes, and raising them doesn’t necessarily mean more money coming in.
“The reason for that is pretty clear — folks have less money,” MacKay said Tuesday.