Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck speaks about how the cost-of-living crisis is impacting families in the lead up to Christmas, and how the provincial government can help, at Reclaim Maternity Baby Kids on Circle Dr. E. Alongside her are store owner Janel Edwards and Don McBean, the NDP MLA for Saskatoon Chief Mistawasis (right).

Sask. small business owner illustrates cost-of-living struggle: NDP

Removing the PST on children's clothes could be done quickly and would make an immediate impact, Sask. NDP leader says.

11 Dec 2024, 21:17 by Michael Joel-Hansen · Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Removing the provincial sales tax on children’s clothes could be done quickly and would make an immediate impact on the rising cost of living, Saskatchewan’s NDP Opposition says.

“This is a tax that costs Saskatchewan families $22 million every year,” NDP Leader Carla Beck said at a Wednesday news conference in Saskatoon.

The event was held at Reclaim Maternity Baby Kids, a clothing store where Beck was flanked by Saskatoon Chief Mistawasis MLA Don McBean and store owner Janel Edwards, a mother of twins who said she has noticed rising costs as both a business owner and a consumer.