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Manitoba’s Silent Tax Hike | Winnipeg News

Manitoba’s government is quietly hiking taxes through “bracket creep” — a sneaky fiscal move that pushes more earners into higher tax brackets without them even buying more stuff. Since 2017, the province stopped adjusting tax brackets for inflation, meaning cost-of-living raises can accidentally trigger bigger tax bills. A $60K earner could lose over $100 this year alone — and that’s just the start. The cost compounds yearly, eating into budgets for groceries or hockey gear. Worse, this tax creep wasn’t voted on or announced — it’s just inflation quietly working overtime. The government’s…

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