Rachel Notley and Brad Wall continue to trade jabs over budget philosophy
CALGARY — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall continue to take jabs at one another over their provincial budgets.
Notley’s government tabled a budget this month that relies on forecasted economic growth to reach balance in six years. It includes a $10.3-billion deficit and $71 billion in debt by 2020.
Wall’s deficit budget of $1.3 billion boosts the provincial sales tax and cuts everything from public-sector wages to funding for libraries. The goal is to whittle down the deficit to $685 million by the end of the fiscal year and achieve balance in three years.
Notley was asked Monday whether there is anything in the Saskatchewan budget that she would never do and her response was: “Almost everything.”