Calling it tax fairness, the Saskatchewan New Democrats pledge to introduce a 1% tax on those with a net worth of over $15 million. Leader Ryan Meili admits this extra $120 million won’t cover all the costs but allows a bit more investment in health and education.
He says Saskatchewan people were already feeling stressed and stretched thin prior to the pandemic and that the NDP also pledge not to raise taxes on everyday families. Meili notes that increasing the PST under the SaskParty cost Saskatchewan families by more than $700 a year.
NDP Leader Ryan Meili says it is preposterous if the Sask Party suggests the New Democrats aren’t focused on the economy.
“Investments in health and education and services like child care and home care that they’re put to the best use to get that economy booming.”
Meili also says bringing down class sizes is a huge goal for the NDP because they know it was needed before COVID-19 and now that there is a pandemic, it is absolutely crucial.
And Meili stresses that any credit for a successful restart to the economy amid COVID-19 goes to the Saskatchewan people.
“Scott Moe sent mixed signals, he was late to the game, he was planning a provincial election when he should have been planning for the pandemic and he brought in the worst school plan in the entire country. I would not, if I were Scott Moe, be running around patting myself on the back for how well Saskatchewan has done.”
Meili says the SaskParty plan is a plan to weaken the economy and hurt people while the NDP has no intention of making cuts in health and education and that if the province is going to recover economically, and Saskatchewan is going to get through COVID-19 “well”, then they need to invest now.
After being in Saskatoon Wednesday morning, Meili then visited Prince Albert in the afternoon and pledged that a New Democratic government would do two things that matter to families in Prince Albert. One is building a new bridge and the second being the building of a complete, new hospital for the city. Meili says the N-D-P would stand against the Sask Party’s agenda of austerity and cuts.
