At a time when jurisdictions across Canada are grappling with the consequences of tariffs and years of policies that have held back private-sector investment, it is essential to increase economic competitiveness and generate robust per capita GDP growth.

Manitoba’s upcoming budget presents an opportunity to move in that direction. With that in mind, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has put forward several ideas worth consideration.

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In a release outlining its pre-budget submission, the CTF is calling for an end to tax bracket creep and a one-point reduction to the sales tax:

“The CTF is calling on the government to end bracket creep and cut the sales tax by one percentage point to make life more affordable for Manitobans.

“The government stopped indexing incom

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