Manitoban renters to receive tax credits as ‘cash in hand’: Kinew

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11841171/manitoba-renters-tax-credits/

Credit rating agency says Manitoba's budget plan doesn't seem to line up with its own growth projections
A report from a major credit-rating agency is raising questions about the Manitoba government's plan to reduce the deficit this year and balance the budget next year.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/budget-moodys-credit-rating-agency-report-morningstar-dbrs-9.7152832?cmp=rss

The premier called a gas-tax holiday 'the most important thing' Manitoba's ever done. Now, he's being called out
Premier Wab Kinew says his government's gas-tax holiday was the most important thing a Manitoba government has ever done. In 2024, Kinew's NDP government suspended the 14-cents-per-litre gas tax for an entire year, a move that cost the province $340 million in tax revenue.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/kinew-important-manitoba-government-moves-9.7148030?cmp=rss

Premier Wab Kinew calls 2024 gas-tax holiday 'the most important thing' a Manitoba government has ever done
Premier Wab Kinew says his government's gas-tax holiday was the most important thing a Manitoba government has ever done. In 2024, Kinew's NDP government suspended the 14-cents-per-litre gas tax for an entire year, a move that cost the province $340 million in tax revenue.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/kinew-important-manitoba-government-moves-9.7148030?cmp=rss

Manitoba allows largest tuition increase in 8 years as universities, colleges grapple with funding pressures
The Manitoba government is letting post-secondary institutions raise tuition by the highest level in eight years. Universities and colleges can increase tuition by as much as four per cent for the upcoming 2026-27 academic year, the province said.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-tuition-increase-4-per-cent-2026-9.7143557?cmp=rss

Manitoba government's cloud service controls don't adequately deal with security risk, auditor general says
Manitoba's auditor general is calling for better oversight of child care and cloud computing, under two separate audits.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-auditor-general-reports-cloud-daycare-9.7143781?cmp=rss

Premier hints coming Manitoba budget 'might be asking the top 1%' to help with education property taxes
Premier Wab Kinew hinted on Thursday that the Manitoba government "might be asking the top one per cent" to help out more with education property taxes in the coming budget.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-budget-premier-education-property-tax-9.7116297?cmp=rss

Sick note reduction, machete ban among bills introduced by Manitoba government
The Manitoba government has introduced bills in the legislature aimed at cracking down on machetes, reducing the use of sick notes and enacting other measures promised in its throne speech last fall.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-new-bills-health-crime-9.7116363?cmp=rss

Some Winnipeggers ‘disappointed’ with process for supervised consumption site
After the Manitoba government announced the proposed location for its first supervised consumption site, some advocates welcome the move, while others feel unheard.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10904344/winnipeggers-process-supervised-consumption-site/