The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) corrected Premier Selinger today on his claim that ending a secretive form of tax hikes - known as "bracket creep" - is a "tax cut." This morning on CJOB News, Premier Selinger lumped bracket creep in with other tax cuts as part of a fearmongering campaign to suggest that if his government didn't raise taxes then there would be no money for roads and schools.

Ending bracket creep means a halt to tax increases by protecting taxpayers for inflation in the tax system, something seven out of ten provinces (and all three territories) have already done.

“Ending bracket creep isn’t a tax cut, it’s just an end to secret annual tax increases,” said CTF Prairie Director Colin Craig. “How much more money does the premier need from taxpayers? He hiked the PST, raised fuel taxes, started taxing home insurance and women’s haircuts and even raised death certificate fees. Every time you hear that Beatles song Taxman, think about our premier.”

To explain how bracket creep works, the CTF previously released a YouTube clip explaining the secretive form of taxation – click here.