Saskatchewan’s finance minister says tomorrow’s budget includes a focus on tariffs squeezing the province from two sides.
Jim Reiter (RYE’-ter) says while levies imposed by the United States have made lots of noise, the planned measures from China will have a huge impact on Saskatchewan.
He says the budget will include an analysis looking at the effects of those tariffs.
U-S President Donald Trump has imposed 25 per cent levies on Canadian steel and aluminum and is considering additional measures next month.
Meanwhile, China plans to hit Canada with retaliatory tariffs of 100 per cent on canola oil, meal and peas later this week.
Saskatchewan produces more than half of the canola that is grown in the country, and the province has warned the Chinese tariffs would cause job losses.
Reiter also says the budget will focus on priorities laid out during last fall’s election campaign, including additional dollars for health care, education and crime reduction.
The province also plans to freeze the education property tax while providing municipalities more money.
