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Highlights from Manitoba's latest budget

Here's at look at some of the highlights of Manitoba's 2019 budget.

Manitobans will see PST cut; deficit forecast to be $360M, down $161M from the current fiscal year

A cut in the provincial sales tax from eight per cent to seven per cent was announced Thursday in Manitoba's 2019-20 budget. (Lyzaville Sale/CBC)

Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government introduced its 2019-2020 budget on Thursday.

Here are some of the highlights:

  • The provincial sales tax is to drop to seven per cent from eight as of July 1, saving an average household $350 a year.
  • Ambulance fees to be capped at $250, down from $340.
  • Funding for the film and video production tax credit to double to $31.5 million a year due to a growing number of projects.
  • Operating funding for health, education and other areas to be tightly controlled. Spending increases to be below one per cent.
  • Infrastructure spending on highways, airports and other items to drop by two per cent.
  • Deficit forecast to be $360 million, down $161 million from the current fiscal year.

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