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more consumption tax base, those were big
areas we had to look at.”
Also of note, Manitoba’s provincial sales
tax is eight per cent.
The majority of the SHCA’s projects for
this season have been tendered, with an
additional $43 million awaiting tender.
With roadbuilding industry prices near an
all-time low, Barilla says his industry can
stretch that dollar.
Is now the time to spend on transporta-tion
infrastructure?
“If you can afford it, you would want to
do as much now as you can. The govern-ment
understands that and they want to
do a lot of it now,” said Barilla.
The government’s commitment to road
infrastructure is outlined in the budget. A
few highlights include $30 million in the
first year of the Highways 2020 plan – a
$70-million surge over three years to en-hance
more provincial highways.
Also included in the Highways 2020 plan:
• $355 million for capital projects
• $25 million for the upgrading and
repaving of 252 kilometres of highways
• $89 million in rural areas to maintain
thin membrane surface and other
rural highways, repair flood damages
and incorporate safety improvements
into the road network
“I don’t think
having that
extra percentage
point added is
going to stop
somebody from
fixing a road or
fixing a highway
or building a
new structure.”
– Al Barilla, Chair,
Saskatchewan
Heavy Construction
Association
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