Provincial taxes will be taken off more grocery store items under Manitoba’s next budget, Premier Wab Kinew says.
Manitobans currently pay tax on prepared foods and beverages
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Provincial taxes will be taken off more grocery store items under Manitoba’s next budget, Premier Wab Kinew says.
Currently, Manitobans pay provincial sales tax (PST) on prepared food and drinks sold for immediate consumption.
That includes “rotisserie chickens, salads, a case of Bubly — all the stuff that you’re grabbing on the way home when you’re in a rush and you gotta try and put a meal on the table for the family,” Kinew announced in a post on social media Tuesday.
“After our budget passes — assuming it passes by July 1 — that will all be tax free,” Kinew said.
Food and drinks considered “basic groceries” are already exempted from the tax in Manitoba, including fruits and vegetables, most meat and milk products, eggs, coffee and oil.
Kinew made the announcement as his NDP government prepares to unveil the 2026 provincial budget on Tuesday.
