Saskatchewan towns and cities will be receiving the second-highest amount of funds through the Municipal Revenue Sharing Program in 2021-2022. 

The provincial government announced that $275 million will be going back into municipalities in the coming year. 

“This unconditional provincial funding for municipalities provides local leaders the flexibility and adaptability to invest in their community’s current key priorities,” Premier Scott Moe said in a press release. 

The funding is based on three-quarters of one point of the provincial sales tax revenue over the past two years. 

Of this funding, $1.5 million will be put into the Targeted Sector Support Initiative to help support areas such as good governance, regional planning, and inter-community collaboration. 

Since 2007-2008, the Municipal Revenue Sharing Program has given $3.4 billion in funding to municipalities. 

The province says more details will be released with the provincial budget.