NDP Property Tax Hike Means Higher Bills for Families, Small Businesses in 2025
WINNIPEG — Winnipeggers will be seeing an increase on their monthly property tax bills on January 1 as the NDP eliminate the 50% provincial school tax rebate for homeowners and small businesses in 2025.
“The NDP tried to mislead Manitobans on what would happen with their provincial property taxes in the new year,” said Midland MLA Lauren Stone, PC Critic for Finance. “The reality is Winnipeggers will be waking up to higher bills in January.”
The NDP’s elimination of the school tax rebate means that all Manitobans will be paying more in provincial property taxes in the new year. Small business owners who own commercial properties and families who own a cottage will be hit the hardest, as they will no longer qualify for any rebates on their property taxes.
The changes will see the government collect at least $150 million more in provincial property taxes. Manitobans will also pay more in personal income taxes and gas taxes in 2025, as the NDP government eliminates basic personal exemptions and ends the fuel tax holiday while continuing to support increased federal carbon taxes.
“Manitobans are struggling to make ends meet and the last thing they need are higher taxes in this time of uncertainty,” said Stone. “As the threat of Trump’s tariffs creates new pressures on our economy, we need to focus on ways to control costs while supporting our communities and safeguarding jobs for hardworking families.”
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