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Tax cuts must be reversed to stem the bleeding – response to fiscal update
December 17, 2024 For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One): Manitoba’s Second Quarter Fiscal Update makes clear that the provincial government must reopen the conversation on provincial revenue and progressive taxation. The ongoing large deficit means the Manitoba government …
NDP budget starts reversing PC handouts for the rich
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 18, 2024
Manitoba Budget 2024/25 Submission
Honourable Minister of Finance, government officials, delegates and participants, I am pleased to present the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Manitoba budget submission. The CCPA is Canada’s leading progressive research institute. We publish peer-reviewed research on a range …
Make no mistake, Manitoba Budget tax cuts are a gift to the rich
By Niall Harney Previously published in the Brandon Sun and The Winnipeg Free Press, March 23, 2023 The 2023 Manitoba Budget released on March 7 announced close almost $1 billion in revenue cuts. Despite claims about affordability for …
Fact-Checking Manitoba Budget Claims
Claim: “Budget 2023 removes 47,400 low-income Manitobans from the tax rolls and saves the average family $1,000” Impact: More of the Basic Personal Amount tax change money will go to Manitoba’s richest 10% than the bottom 50% combined. …
More of Budget 2023 tax changes go to Manitoba’s richest 10% than bottom 50% combined
Statistical analysis of the Manitoba Government Budget 2023 changes to the Basic Personal Amount (BPA) and income tax brackets find the top 10% are slated to get 26% of the total tax savings, equivalent to an average tax …
Budget 2023 hands down large tax cuts on the back of increased federal transfers
For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One Territory): We are disappointed to see the provincial government prioritize large tax cuts in its 2023/24 budget at a moment when our provincial health care system and other social services are struggling …
Winnipeg’s Financial Cupboard is Bare
By Ian Hudson and Katherine Burley
Hard Times Require Bold Action at City Hall
By Niall Harney Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press June 8, 2022 It is an election year in Winnipeg and come October, a new mayor will be sitting in the City’s top seat. The 2022 Winnipeg Alternative …
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