WINNIPEG 芒鈧赌� The Manitoba government released its 2017-18 budget on Tuesday. Here is a look a some of the highlights:
芒鈧赌� No increases to personal or business taxes.
芒鈧赌� Department spending increases are being held at or near the rate of inflation: 1.8 per cent for health; 1.1 per cent for education.
芒鈧赌� Tuition fee income-tax rebate for post-secondary graduates who stay to work in Manitoba 芒鈧赌� worth up to $2,500 a year per person 芒鈧赌� to be phased out by 2018.
芒鈧赌� Primary caregiver tax credit for people looking after relatives in their homes capped at $1,400 a year.
芒鈧赌� Research and Development Tax Credit for scientific development reduced to 15 per cent from 20.
芒鈧赌� Maximum tax credit for political contributions to increase next year to $1,000 from $650.
芒鈧赌� Province to help create 501 new licensed child-care spaces and 50 home-based spaces.
芒鈧赌� Government predicting an overall deficit of $840 million 芒鈧赌� $32 million less than last year.
The Canadian Press
