COVID-19.Pallister had promised to reduce the tax from seven per cent to six by this summer, but after the pandemic started he pushed back the idea by one year.
Manitoba government to reduce PST to 6 per cent, implement flat $25-per-tonne carbon tax Now, Pallister says he can’t commit to the tax cut because there are too many unknowns about how the pandemic will affect Manitoba’s finances.The premier made the statements after releasing updated budget figures Tuesday that show the province is expecting a deficit of $2.9 billion dollars this year.That’s down from $5 billion predicted three months ago, but Pallister says it is still a lot of red ink.