SCOTT MOE TARGETS DRIVERS WITH INSURANCE TAX HIKE

Work Trucks, Police Cars Targeted With Highest Cost Increases

REGINA – The Saskatchewan NDP is demanding that Scott Moe and Jeremy Harrison stop their insidious driver tax, which is set to cost Saskatchewan people potentially hundreds of dollars a year in higher costs.

In the filing submitted by Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI), Personal Private Vehicle drivers are facing an average increase of $48, and a maximum increase of $137.

Light trucks used for commercial purposes will be hit the hardest, with SGI estimating an average increase of $96 per year per vehicle, up to $140. Police vehicles are not far behind – $74 on average, up to $110 per vehicle. Hearses are even up $23.
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“This isn’t downtown Toronto — people rely on their cars and trucks to get them where they need to go,” said Carla Beck, Saskatchewan NDP Leader. “Hardworking people are struggling to get by — they can't afford another rate hike at a time like this. And what does this government have against work trucks and police cars?

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“This rate-hike plan should be withdrawn immediately. It’s time for change.”

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This latest Sask. Party tax grab will mean 98 per cent of Saskatchewan vehicles will see their rates go up. The government says in their application that about one per cent of Saskatchewan vehicles will see an average annual reduction of $7.

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“After 18 years of Sask. Party mismanagement of SGI, these rate hikes are only the beginning,” said Hugh Gordon, Shadow Minister for SGI. “Despite what the Minister might claim, these hikes are hardly modest. They are not reasonable, and the people of Saskatchewan should not be used as a piggy bank to cover the costs of their mismanagement.”

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“This application is a truck tax, a death tax, and tax on public safety all rolled into one,” said Darcy Warrington, Saskatchewan NDP MLA for Saskatoon Stonebridge. “The people of Saskatchewan deserve so much better than this.”

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