Manitoba Budget Cuts Tax on Property, Enacts Tax on Digital Services

Manitoba finance minister Scott Fielding walks in to speak to the media about the 2021 budget at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg on April 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mikaela MacKenzie - POOL

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.