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Manitoba Politicians Pull All-Nighter Debating Budget Bill with Food Tax Cut
The NDP says the bill must pass by June 1 to remove provincial sales tax on groceries, while the PCs seek broader tax relief.
- Members of the Manitoba legislature sat overnight and into Wednesday morning debating the government's budget implementation bill, with the debate stretching beyond 16 hours as both the NDP and Opposition Tories maintained continuous chamber presence.
- The NDP government must pass the bill before the house rises June 1 to remove provincial sales tax from all grocery items by July 1, citing a legal opinion requiring passage by the deadline.
- Steinbach MLA Kelvin Goertzen spoke for nearly four hours during the overnight debate, while Progressive Conservative Leader Obby Khan demanded stronger affordability measures in an Instagram statement and Tories proposed amendments including one to deny second reading.
- The Opposition Progressive Conservatives argue the tax cut provides insufficient relief, contending that removing PST on snacks will save a family of four only about $100 annually for Manitobans struggling with affordability.
- PCs are demanding the basic personal exemption increase to at least $21,000 and dispute the government's legal timeline by citing examples from other Canadian provinces where tax changes occurred before legislation passed.
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Manitoba politicians pull all-nighter debating budget bill with food tax cut
WINNIPEG - Members of the Manitoba legislature sat overnight and into the morning as they debated the government's budget implementation bill that includes a tax cut on some food.
·Toronto, Canada
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Leaning Left9Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution69% Left
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