PC Leader Heather Stefanson says a Tory government would eliminate the payroll tax, which brings in roughly $440-million a year to provincial coffers, in order to make province more competitive
Manitoba Progressive Conservatives promised Monday to phase out the province’s payroll tax over eight years, while the New Democrats pledged more government contract work for bidders and workers in the province.
Last week, the Tories promised to cut in half, over four years, the rate applied to the bottom personal income-tax bracket. The move would cost the treasury some $600 million a year once fully phased in. The Tories have also promised cuts to eliminate the land transfer tax for first-time homebuyers and to give people a tax credit for mobility aids such as walkers and wheelchairs.
“If you talk to the average Manitoban … they’ll tell you what their priority is: lower costs for my family and make sure that the health-care system is there for us when we need it,” NDP Leader Wab Kinew said. National and regional trade agreements require equal access to bidders from other provinces on most major projects, but Kinew said there are exceptions.
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