Pricey property owners pocketed big bucks from tax cuts promised to help low-income and working class

Largest cheque for Winnipeg home or condo was more than $6K, smallest was $8

By: CBC News Posted: 10:18 AM CDT Thursday, May. 12, 2022

Manitoba's new education tax rebate was touted as a way to bring relief to working people, seniors and lower-income families, but a CBC analysis found that owners of Winnipeg's most expensive properties reaped the most benefit to the tune of millions in rebates.

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Manitoba’s new education tax rebate was touted as a way to bring relief to working people, seniors and lower-income families, but a CBC analysis found that owners of Winnipeg’s most expensive properties reaped the most benefit to the tune of millions in rebates.

The Progressive Conservative government’s plan to reform school financing put a 25 per cent education tax rebate cheque into every homeowner’s pocket last year, but the dollar amounts of those cheques for single dwellings and condominiums varied widely — from $8 for a tiny condo in Winnipeg’s St. John’s neighbourhood to $6,023 for a Tuxedo property — according to data obtained through access to information.

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These homes on Wellington Crescent received some of the largest rebate cheques for dwellings in Winnipeg, including one for $4,594 and another for $3,770. (CBC)

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