|
Taxpayers Federation lambastes money for graduates, seniors |
|
|
|
|
Written by CTF - Sask
|
|
Thursday, 22 March 2007 |
REGINA: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is blasting Saskatchewan’s 2007 budget for spending $700 million more than it collects in revenues.
“Let’s get this straight,” said CTF Saskatchewan director David MacLean. “Average working people in the province – who already pay through their taxes the bulk of university tuition – will be pay even more to subsidize college students after they graduate. That’s patently unfair. If the NDP wants to attract people to the province they should cut taxes for everyone.”
Budget 2007 also introduces a program that caps prescription drug costs at $15 per month for all seniors over 65.
“Establishing this kind of entitlement when the Saskatchewan population is declining and the budget is in deficit is lunacy,” said MacLean. “With drug costs growing by double digits every year, there’s no way taxpayers should be asked to take on this responsibility. It’s one thing to help low-income seniors, but quite another to provide blanket age exemptions regardless of need.”
“The NDP should go back to the drawing board and bring forward a more responsible budget,” added MacLean.
|
Written by pelliott on 2007-03-22 17:50:57
yes, this is verbatim from their new release, in case you're wondering if it's a spoof. |
Only registered users can write comments.
Please login or register. Powered by AkoComment 2.0! |
