Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations and organizations are implementing contingency plans to minimize the impacts of postal service disruption.

Les ministères, sociétés d’État et organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan mettent en œuvre des plans d’urgence (en anglais) visant à réduire les répercussions de l’interruption du service des postes.

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Public Accounts Show Lower Travel, Communications Spending in 2019-20

Released on October 29, 2020

The Government of Saskatchewan reduced travel and communications spending in 2019-20, carefully managing expenses while investing into priorities for Saskatchewan people.

Volume 2 of Public Accounts containing detailed financial information was released today.

Ministers’ travel costs were $387,000 in 2019-20 down $69,000, or 15 per cent, from the previous year and down 60 per cent from 2006-07.  Overall travel expense was $36.3 million in 2019-20, a decrease of $1.8 million, or 4.8 per cent, from the previous year and down $5.3 million, or 13 per cent, from 2006-07.

Communications expense was $7.1 million in 2019-20, a reduction of $158,000, or 2.2 per cent compared to 2018-19, and down $8.7 million, or about 55 per cent, from 2006-07.

In total, government travel and communications expense was down $14 million in 2019-20, compared to 2006-07.

Public Accounts Volume 2 also provides details of ministry expense and revenue, and is available online at https://publications.saskatchewan.ca:443/api/v1/products/108158/formats/121466/download.

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For more information, contact:

Jeff Welke
Finance
Regina
Phone: 306-787-6046
Email: jeff.welke@gov.sk.ca
Cell: 306-536-1185

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