Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said his government is adding $2 billion in additional capital spending over the next two years to aid businesses and municipalities following the economic fallout from COVID-19. “We need to invest in businesses to operate and build, that’s how our economy is going to recover.
That’s how we’re going to create new jobs and return to our existing jobs,” Moe said. The $2 billion will serve as “a booster shot” to the $5.5 billion that was announced by the government on March 18.
The new capital spending will be invested into schools, hospitals, highways, municipal infrastructure projects and public utility enhancements. “It’s going to create jobs, it’s going to inspire hope, it’s going to encourage private sector