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Saskatchewan Government Signs On-Reserve Liquor Tax Agreement With First Nations

The Government of Saskatchewan has entered into agreements with several First Nations that will permit them to levy their own on-reserve liquor fees. Six more FIrst Nations have joined the Whitecap Dakota First Nation, which was involved in a pilot project regarding liquor taxes. Finance Minister Rod Gantofoer says, "The ministry has experienced a high level of success with the pilot project involving Whitecap Dakota First Nation, our ministry is certainly willing to sit down and discuss this issue with other interested First Nations."