The Canadian Press: School tax increases raise questions about Manitoba’s property tax changes

One tax expert said the move will generate more money for the government each year in the future.

“Without actually increasing the brackets or touching the rates, they have a real increase in their income, and it’s at the expense of us,” said Michelle Gallant, a professor at the University of Manitoba’s law faculty who specializes in income tax.

The Opposition Progressive Conservatives said the income tax change will hurt many people at a time when the cost of living is rising sharply.

“It’s certainly a hidden tax and removes any sort of inflation protection,” Tory finance critic Lauren Stone said.

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