Manitoba moves forward with new tax relief, income support for people with disabilities with bills passed
CBC
A brief six-day sitting of the Manitoba Legislature wrapped up Thursday with the approval of new tax measures and an accusation the government is failing to protect reproductive rights.
Three pieces of legislation passed with the support of the governing Progressive Conservatives.
The budget implementation bill must pass every year to ensure government has the money it needs. This year, the legislation also implemented a number of tax changes that will take effect in December, including the removal of PST on haircuts and a tax on services like Netflix and Airbnb.
As well, new legislation to move people with disabilities off of employment income assistance to a new tailored income program passed unanimously.
MLAs also endorsed a private members' bill from NDP MLA Jamie Moses to mark August 1 as Emancipation Day province-wide. Canada observed its first Emancipation Day, which marks the anniversary of slavery being abolished in the British Empire in 1834, earlier this year.
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