The provincial government announced the 2016 levels for municipal revenue-sharing, which will total $271 million in 2016-17 for all municipalities.
This pool of money will be divided up with cities getting $130 million or 47.945 per cent; rural municipalities getting $76.6 million or 28.254 per cent; towns and villages getting $44.3 million or 16.345 per cent; and the north will get $20.2 million, or 7.456 per cent.
“Our cities, towns and village and northern communities are grateful for the predictable funding delivered through revenue sharing, and for the partnership this funding represents,” said Weyburn Mayor and SUMA president Debra Button.
“We rely on these dollars to fund our operations, and to foster and sustain the incredible growth our communities have seen in recent years,” she added.
“The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) would like to thank the province for ensuring that the revenue sharing pool for municipalities will remain equivalent to one percentage point of the PST for 2016. Tying revenue to the PST means that as the province experiences economic growth, municipalities are better able to maintain the infrastructure in rural areas that support it,” said Ray Orb, president of SARM.
“Despite the impact of falling oil prices on the province’s economy, we have maintained our commitment to provide one percentage point of total provincial sales tax revenues in unconditional grants,” said Government Relations minister Jim Reiter.
For the City of Weyburn, their portion of revenue sharing will be $2,289,565, which is up slightly from last year’s payment of $2,238,428.
For the RM of Weyburn, the payment this year will be $208,063, which is close to last year’s payment of $208,970. This is a decrease from a high of $231,253 in 2013-14.
The RM of Wellington will get a payment of $185,663, an increase from last year’s payment of $180,605.
The Town of Stoughton will get a payment of $161,264, an increase from last year’s payment of $157,552. The RM of Tecumseh will see a payment of $88,808, an increase from last year’s amount of $86,903.
The Town of Midale will receive a payment of $130,976, which is a slight increase from last year’s amount of $127,971.
The Village of Fillmore will be getting $60,535, a slight increase from last year’s payment of $59,171. The RM of Fillmore will receive a payment of $257,036, an increase from last year’s payment of $252,040. The Village of Creelman will get a payment of $28,412, a slight increase from last year’s payment of $27,797.
The Town of Yellow Grass will receive a payment of $102,983, which is up from last year’s payment of $100,630.
