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CRITICS and supporters shared their views on a proposed bill that would enable the province to rebate 25 per cent of the value of education taxes to residential and farm property owners in 2021.
CRITICS and supporters shared their views on a proposed bill that would enable the province to rebate 25 per cent of the value of education taxes to residential and farm property owners in 2021.
Bill 71 (Education Property Tax Reduction Act), which has already received second reading, went before a standing committee of the legislature for comment Monday night.
The Progressive Conservative government has said it needs to pass before the planned mail-out of rebate cheques worth $248 million to an estimated 658,000 property owners.
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Triple whammy
Rising cost of housing, food inflation and high unemployment combine to take bigger bite out of your grocery budget
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Harvest Manitoba CEO Keren Taylor-Hughes says the rising cost of housing is another barrier to people accessing food. ‘With the cost of everything except wages increasing, we find that there is too much month left at the end of the month.’
The effects of the rapidly increasing cost of housing, both rentals and home ownership, combined with food inflation and an ongoing weak job market, are adding to concerns about food affordability across the country.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Carol Sanders and Larry Kusch | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Thursday, Apr. 8, 2021
Premier Brian Pallister promised that the 2021 provincial budget would leave more money on the kitchen tables of Manitobans, and it will including more than $4,000 on his own.
Premier Brian Pallister promised that the 2021 provincial budget would leave more money on the kitchen tables of Manitobans, and it will including more than $4,000 on his own.
The premier will receive $4,011, thanks to the education property tax rebate announced in Wednesday s budget.
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Brian Pallister will receive $4,011, thanks to the education property tax rebate announced in Wednesday s budget.
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