Province invests record-$294M in municipal revenue sharing program

According to the province, the average annual provincial funding for the program over the past five years is more than $261 million.

The highest-ever investment by the province in the municipal revenue sharing program “will benefit both rural and urban communities,” Saskatchewan’s premier says.

“Saskatchewan’s municipal revenue sharing program is nation-leading, and as a predictable funding source it helps municipal governments support and plan for local priorities in their communities,” Premier Scott Moe said on Wednesday, when he addressed delegates, exhibitors and guests from across the province

According to the province, the average annual provincial funding for the program over the past five years is more than $261 million. The province says nearly $4 billion in provincial funding will have been allocated to support municipalities across Saskatchewan through the municipal revenue sharing program since 2007-08, when the Saskatchewan Party first took office.

The province also announced that the targeted sector support initiative will again receive a $1.5 million investment from the total municipal revenue sharing program. The initiative is managed by the provincial government and municipal partners, “investing in projects that advance shared priority areas such as good governance, regional planning, and inter-community collaboration,” the province said.

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