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)	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)	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)	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)

References

1. Saskatchewan Party platform
2. New Democrats platform
3. Liberal Party platform
4. Green Party platform
5. Government of Saskatchewan Website


6. NDP Platform


7. Leaderpost


8. Global News