PCs Slam NDP’s Tax-and-Spend Budget
Kinew’s NDP put Manitobans last in Budget 2025: Ewasko, Stone
WINNIPEG — As Manitobans struggle to pay their bills and worry about job losses, Premier Wab Kinew and his NDP are giving themselves raises while hitting hardworking families with hundreds of millions more in new taxes this year.
“The premier and his finance minister have had months to get this right and prepare a budget that gives Manitobans immediate and substantial relief,” said Wayne Ewasko, Leader of the Official Opposition. “Instead, they brought forward a reckless plan that raises income taxes, expands the PST, and slaps double-digit increases on education property taxes.”
The NDP’s 2025 budget hits Manitobans hard, including:
- $182 million more in education property taxes;
- $82 million more in income taxes by freezing inflation indexing; and
- $16 million more from a new PST on software subscriptions and cloud storage.
All told, the government will rake in over $1 billion more in taxes and other revenues from Manitoba families and businesses in 2025, Ewasko noted. This, as budget projections show new U.S. and Chinese tariffs, along with retaliatory tariffs, will slash Manitoba’s GDP by $3.6 billion, reduce incomes by $1,420 per capita, and cause a recession comparable to 2009.
Midland MLA Lauren Stone, PC Critic for Finance, added that the budget contains no actions to remove interprovincial trade barriers, no comprehensive strategy to expand trade, and no meaningful relief for Manitobans during these uncertain times.
“At a time when government needs to be making life more affordable, the NDP are hiking taxes across the board, making life more expensive for everyone,” said Stone. “Instead of giving back to Manitobans, the NDP are taking more, spending more, and giving themselves raises. Our province is going to be poorer for it.”
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