By the numbers: How much less are provincial cities getting?

The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) is raising alarm bells about the province’s decision to stop giving grants-in-lieu of taxes (GILT) from Crown corporations to municipalities.

Here is a roundup of how much cities received from the province last year, versus how much they can expect to get this year. REGINA

2016-17: $42,170,458

2017-18 (without GILT): $29,873,467 Difference: -29.16%

SASKATOON 2016-17: $48,523,106

2017-18 (without GILT): $35,766,075 Difference: -26.29%

YORKTON

2016-17: $3,421,900

2017-18 (without GILT): $1,421,820 Difference: -58.45% MOOSE JAW

2016-17: $7,266,597

2017-18 (without GILT): $3,673,884 Difference: -49.44% ESTEVAN

2016-17: $2,414,046

2017-18 (without GILT): $1,267,561 Difference: -47.49% WEYBURN

2016-17: $2,289,565

2017-18 (without GILT):: $1,282,659 Difference: -43.98% P.A. 2016-17: $7,671,704

2017-18 (without GILT): $4,336,144 Difference: -43.48% NORTH BATTLEFORD

2016-17: $3,032,953

2017-18 (without GILT):: $1,565,404 Difference: -48.39% HUMBOLDT

2016-17: $1,239,999

2017-18 (without GILT): $628,652 Difference: -49.30% MELFORT

2016-17: $1,217,724

2017-18 (without GILT): $708,760 Difference: -41.80% Source: SUMA