Saskatchewan Finance Minister Kevin Doherty is forgoing the tradition of new shoes ahead of a budget and has instead opted to have his old shoes resoled.
Doherty says the shoes are perfectly good and just needed some tweaking, not unlike the economy.
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NDP finance critic Cathy Sproule offered a pair of hip waders for Doherty.
Sproule says that’s because Doherty is really deep in red ink and a deficit.
The Saskatchewan government is to table a budget on Wednesday that will have tax increases and cuts as the province faces a deficit that Premier Brad Wall has said could be about $1.3 billion.
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The government’s problem is falling revenue from oil, natural gas and potash, as well as well as lower than expected tax revenue and higher crop insurance claims.