Sask. Party leader Scott Moe and Jeremy Cockrill taking a group picture with the clients of BTEC after Moe made the announcement on Oct. 8, 2024. (Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW Staff)

By Kenneth Cheung

SASK VOTES

Saskatchewan Party promises increase in tax credits for persons with disabilities

Oct 8, 2024 | 3:30 PM

Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe is promising to increase a set of tax credits for persons with disabilities if he’s re-elected on Oct. 28.

He says another four years with his party in government would see a 25 per cent increase in the Disability Tax Credit for adults, the Disability Tax Credit Supplement for children and the Caregiver Tax Credit for families who care for adult children or a parent with a disability.

Sask Party leader scott Moe at at the Battlefords Trade & Education Centre to announce the new plan of increasing tax reduction for people with disability. (Kenneth Cheung/ battlefordsNOW Staff)

Moe explained these measures would increase the benefits of each tax credit by about $286 annually before adjusting for inflation.

The income exemption limit under the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) program, which helps people access long-term income support and other services, would also be increased by $1,000.

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During the announcement Tuesday at the Battlefords Trade and Education Centre Inc. (BTEC), Moe said Saskatchewan would have Canada’s highest caregiver tax credit and the second-highest provincial disability tax credit.

Moe and Mona Leece, executive director of BTEC. Leece believes the increase of tax reduction will help people with disabilities and their caregivers a better quality of life. (Kenneth Cheung/ battlefordsNOW Staff)

“It was our Saskatchewan party government who created the SAID program, a program that aims to give income dignity to those in Saskatchewan who may be living with a disability,” he said.

“Making life more affordable for persons living with disabilities and their caregivers – it’s one more way that a strong and growing economy benefits everyone in Saskatchewan.”

Moe also touched on other ways the Sask. Party plans to make life more affordable referring to the graduate retention program announced by the party on Oct. 2. The plan aims to increase the program’s benefits by up to $24,000, with the goal of attracting students to remain in Saskatchewan after college.

“We were able to make these investments because of our strong and growing and vibrant economy that we have in the province of Saskatchewan, and this is all part of the plan that we have for a strong economy and a brighter future for you here in the Battlefords, in this surrounding area, a strong economy and a brighter future for all of those that live in a community across Saskatchewan,” Moe said.

“It’s about how you and your family and truly in an effort to ensure and take steps towards the province of Saskatchewan being the very best place in Canada and around the world for those maybe living with a disability.”

Moe also highlighted that this tax credit increase is part of the income tax reduction plan announced by the party. The plan aims to lower income tax by increasing the personal income tax exemption, the spousal exemption, the child exemption, and the seniors’ supplement by $500 annually for the next four years.

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Kenneth.Cheung@pattisonmedia.com