Rob Vanstone: PST hike is another reason to ride a bike

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Rob Vanstone decries the provincial government\u0027s decision to apply the PST to the cost of sports/entertainment tickets and gym memberships.

• Say this much for the provincial government: It can put up six points a lot faster than the• The Government of Saskatchewan’s decision to apply a six-percentage-point tax to admission for sporting events and concerts, along with adding the PST to the cost of gym memberships, is ill-conceived and terribly timed. Having endured a protracted pandemic period and the accompanying restrictions, our optimism should be buoyed by the promise of something that resembles normalcy.

• Most galling of all is the addition of the PST to gym memberships. If the health and welfare of Saskatchewanians is truly a priority, why will it soon cost more to get in shape or maintain a level of fitness? Article content

 

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Vanstone makes a good point: in a province mired by health care problems and obesity, why tax gyms, where people go to get healthier?

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