Thursday, January 29, 2015

Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Raising revenue sharing concerns

Coun. Dawn Luhning and Mayor
Deb Higgins are pictured at the Jan.
9, 2015 budget committee meeting.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy
By Lisa Goudy

Some councillors are concerned about this year’s revenue sharing contribution from the provincial government.


Municipal revenue sharing has been a reliable source of funding for municipalities in Saskatchewan. On July 23, 2014, the Government of Saskatchewan announced municipalities would receive an additional $8.3 million in 2015 because of an increase in provincial sales tax (PST) revenues in 2013-14.

However, with falling oil prices, the formula might be re-evaluated.

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