Released on May 22, 2002
The $10 million increase to municipal revenue sharing announced in the 2002-03 budget will soon be implemented.
Amendments to The Municipal Revenue Sharing Act introduced today implement
the increase in revenue sharing to urban and rural municipalities by $9.2
million. The distribution of the $797,000 increase in revenue sharing to
northern communities will be established in The Northern Municipalities
Revenue Sharing Program Regulations.
"This year revenue sharing for urban and rural municipalities totals $59.8
million which is an increase of 18 per cent over last year," Government
Relations Minister Ron Osika said. "This increase shows that the
government recognizes and supports municipalities throughout the province."
The increase provides an additional $4,892,000 for urban municipalities and
$4,311,000 for rural municipalities. The distribution strategy for revenue
sharing was reached in consultation with the Saskatchewan Urban
Municipalities Association and the 13 cities for urban municipalities and
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities for the rural
municipalities.
The increase to the Revenue Sharing Pool for cities is $3.6 million and for
towns, villages and resort villages is $1.3 million. Each urban
municipality will receive the same unconditional revenue sharing grant as
in 2001-02 and an increase of $6.80 per capita.
For rural municipalities the $4.3 million increase is being allocated by
increasing the Road Preservation and Construction component of the
unconditional funding pool. Each rural municipality will receive an
increase in the amount received from this component in 2002-03.
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For more information, contact:
Cathy Gourlie
Government Relations and Aboriginal Affairs
Regina
Phone: (306) 787-5959