"This defies common sense, it lacks compassion," said NDP critic Trent Wotherspoon, as the province prepared to halt a rental housing supplement for nearly 13,000 individuals and families.

Saskatchewan auto dealers must now charge six per cent PST on used vehicles. Buyers in private sales worth over $5,000 will also have to pay the tax when they transfer the ownership with SGI.

Saskatchewan is keeping its provincial sales tax steady at six per cent as it projects a deficit of $365 million, according to its 2018-19 budget.