- Pledges to allow senior homeowners with to defer the education portion of their property taxes starting in 2017 provided that their household income is under $70,000, they have a minimum 25% equity in their home, and adequate fire insurance coverage (1)
- Introduced the Low Income Tax Credit in 2008, which benefits low-income earners and those with fixed incomes, taking approximately low-income 112,000 off the tax role (1, 5, 6, 7)
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- Pledges to raise the basic personal income tax exemption and create a new tax bracket for those individuals with an income of $175,000 or greater. This plan is expected to save 70% of households money while raising tax on 3% of households. (2)
- Promises to create 2,500 new affordable and social housing units, focusing on those communities with the greatest housing needs, along with the restoration of the rent-to-own model for those in social housing. This will support the platform’s promise of a Housing First strategy. (2)
- Is committed to increasing the minimum wage to $11.25 per hour in October 2016, and to at least $13.25 per hour by 2018. (2)
- Promotes “living wage” initiatives, and will develop a Living Wage Employer Recognition Program. This is in addition to the development of a basic income pilot. (2)
- Is committed to the expansion of the Saskatchewan Employment Supplement to provide additional money to low-income parents who work and have children under 18. (2)
- Pledges to implement a comprehensive poverty reduction strategy. (2)
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- Promises to raise the basic personal income tax exemption to a level equivalent with a full-time, minimum wage job as of January 2017. This will accompany a Working Tax Credit, which will refund the federal income tax collected on earned income up to the revised Saskatchewan basic personal income tax exemption. (3)
- Is committed to increasing the minimum wage to $11.75 per hour in July 2016, and to $13.00 per hour in July 2017. (3, 8)
- Promises to introduce a tax incentive system that would create more affordable rental units. (3)
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- Promises to create a Saskatchewan Assured Income for Everyone (SAIE) in which citizens whose annual incomes fall below the poverty line receive a supplement to bring their income up to the poverty line. For those more than $2000 under the poverty line, this supplement will be paid as an annual lump sum rather than monthly. (4)
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