WINNIPEG—Many Manitobans will soon be paying less in property tax while forking out more to use online digital services. The Progressive Conservative government’s 2021-22 budget released Wednesday includes some long-promised tax relief, some new tax revenues from the digital economy and millions of dollars in promised COVID-19 relief. “Our plan is to really protect Manitobans through COVID-19 and advance the provincial economy past the pandemic,” Finance Minister Scott Fielding said. The budget includes the first step in a plan to phase out education taxes on property and instead fund schools directly from provincial coffers. Residential and farmland owners are to receive a 25 percent rebate this year, while owners of commercial and other land are to get a 10 percent rebate. The rebates are to be cut again by equal amounts next year, resulting in total savings of $1,100 for the average homeowner, the government said. The province also plans …
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Manitoba Budget Cuts Tax on Property, Enacts Tax on Digital Services
