Thursday, October 20, 2005

 

Right hand meet left hand

Almost 100,000 households in Saskatchewan will be eligible for a federal cash payment to help cope with rising energy costs. The Government of Canada's program, which was announced earlier in the month, provides a cheque to low-income families and seniors. Federal officials say all families that receive the National Child Benefit will get a cheque for $250.

Meanwhile, with Saskatchewan's natural gas rates on the rise, millions of extra dollars will be flowing back to Ottawa. SaskEnergy has applied for a 41 per cent increase that would take effect in November. If the rates are approved, the extra GST revenue for Ottawa would be roughly $13 million over 12 months.

One step forward, two steps back.

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