The Saskatchewan Affordability Act
Saskatchewan's Bill 137 (The Saskatchewan Affordability Act) is the Saskatchewan Party government's omnibus 2024 cost-of-living statute combining seven measures: the four-cent-per-litre provincial gas tax suspension (July 2024 through June 2025), the elimination of the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) on used vehicles under $13,000, indexation of personal income-tax brackets to inflation (a $200 personal-tax-credit benefit per Saskatchewan adult in the 2024 budget), expansion of the Saskatchewan Affordability Tax Credit to include broader eligibility, an increase in the basic personal exemption, the elimination of the bridge-toll on the South Saskatchewan River, and a freeze on auto-insurance rates at SGI.
Status
Quick learn
Bundles the Saskatchewan Party government's 2026 cost-of-living measures: a one-time rebate cheque to all residents, a small reduction in the Education Property Tax, and a refundable training credit. Came after the 2024 election narrowed the SK Party's mandate.
Issues this bill touches
- Cost of Living
Saskatchewan Affordability Act: one-time rebate cheque to all residents, Education Property Tax reduction, refundable training credit.
Legislative history
- Introduced
Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
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Approved by both chambers and granted royal assent; now law.
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Scott MoeSK PARTYOfficial source
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