The president of CUPE Saskatchewan says the tax increases by Premier Scott Moe's government have been unfair and spending has been ineffective.
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As the president of the largest public sector union in Saskatchewan, I don’t always advocate for tax cuts. Taxation is how we fund hospitals, schools and all the vital public services that we all use and rely on. Frankly, taxation is how my hard-working members — who deliver these vital public services — get paid.
But for that idyllic scenario to work as it should, taxation has to be fair, and the money raised has to be spent effectively on frontline services. Regular folks should see the benefit of the taxes they pay.
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Under Scott Moe, taxes are not fair, and the money isn’t being spent on public services. He has mismanaged our finances and squandered record revenues on pet projects.
Scott Moe’s unprecedented tax hikes are a burden on working people the most. That is simply not fair.
When the Saskatchewan Party government imposed the single greatest tax grab in Saskatchewan........