The Government of Canada recently passed legislation to eliminate the tax exemption for elected officials.

At the last meeting of Shaunavon Town Council it was decided to increase the renumeration paid to the Mayor and Councillors by about 25%.

Tara Fritz is the Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of Shaunavon. She says, "Really, the reason why we had to increase t he 25% was just to accommodate for the exemption being removed."

This will come into effect on January 1, 2019.