The Saskatchewan Party is promising more help for parents trying to keep their children in sports and the arts.
PRINCE ALBERT — The Saskatchewan Party is promising more help for parents trying to keep their children in sports and the arts.
With a provincial election set for Oct. 28, Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe is pledging to double the Active Families Benefit to $300 per child per year.
The benefit for children with disabilities would also double to $400 a year.
It would apply to sports, arts, cultural and recreational activities.
The program is currently provided through a tax credit to families who make a household income of $60,000 or less.
Moe says he would expand that threshold, allowing families with a household income of up to $120,000 per year to receive the credit.
“We all know how beneficial it is to get our kids involved in sports or artistic activities, like music and dance lessons,” Moe said in a statement Thursday.
“We also know the cost of those activities has gone up just like the cost of most other things.”
On Tuesday, the first day of the campaign, Moe promised broad-based tax relief on personal income tax rates, which the party says could save a family of four $3,400 over four years.
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