WINNIPEG—Manitoba’s governing Progressive Conservatives and the Opposition New Democrats reached a deal Wednesday to pass a budget bill that will cut the provincial sales tax. The bill will cut the sales tax to seven per cent from eight as of July 1. The tax cut was Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister’s main campaign promise in the 2016 election. The tax cut was Pallister’s main campaign promise in the 2016 election. We’re keeping our word, and that’s assured with the passage of this bill,” Pallister said.

Source: thestar April 17, 2019 21:00 UTC