OUT-OF-TOUCH SASK. PARTY BLOCKS SASK. NDP EMERGENCY MOTION TO REMOVE PROVINCIAL TAX FROM GROCERIES

SASK. PARTY LEADER SCOTT MOE LIES ABOUT GROCERY TAX

REGINA – Saskatchewan people will continue to pay tax on essential groceries after the Sask. Party government today blocked an emergency motion from the Saskatchewan NDP to permanently cut the grocery tax.

Many staples of a good school lunch or quick family dinner are subject to the Sask. Party’s expanded grocery tax, including:

Rotisserie chickens and hot ready-to-eat meals
Pre-packaged salads
Mixed and salted nuts
Muffins and granola bars
Protein and energy bars
Certain fruit juices and yogurt drinks
Cheese, meats, fruits and vegetables when packaged as a platter
Sandwiches

Sask. Party Leader Scott Moe today claimed in the House, on the record, that the provincial government does not tax groceries.

In the Rotunda, Shadow Minister of Finance Trent Wotherspoon addressed Moe’s lie and the Sask. Party’s decision to block the emergency motion:

“It’s clear that this Sask. Party government isn’t just out of touch with the cost-of-living pressures families are facing. They are completely out of touch with the grocery aisle. I don’t know who does the grocery shopping for the Premier and his ministers. They should know that those staples for families who are busy, working hard, are taxed. We’re talking granola bars, rotisserie chickens and a hot pot of chili - the foods that are prepped at the grocery store. The stuff that hardworking families get, often between multiple shifts or on the fly between kids’ activities.

“We’ve heard from the Premier after the election that they got the message and that they were going to change and listen to Saskatchewan people. We’ve learned through their actions here today that that’s not true. That hardship is real for people who are working so damn hard just to put food on the table and make ends meet.”

The Sask. Party has no plan to provide Saskatchewan people any cost-of-living relief until tax season next year, if at all.

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