The provincial government has amended regulations to make sure that Saskatchewan power and energy bills will not be charged the provincial sales tax (PST) on top of the new federal carbon tax that came into effect as of Apr. 1.
The carbon tax will be applied to SaskPower and SaskEnergy bills from here on out, and the federal government also intends to add the good and services tax (GST) on top of the carbon tax.
The Government of Saskatchewan has made clear their unhappiness with the carbon tax being implemented in Saskatchewan, and are refusing to add PST onto the federal carbon tax. Natural gas is not charged with PST, and so homeowners’ utility bills will not see this on their energy bills.
