The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on Manitoba Premier-Designate Wab Kinew to follow through on his promises to provide tax relief after winning the Manitoba Election.

“Kinew needs to immediately follow through on his promised tax relief,” said Gage Haubrich, Prairie Director of the CTF. “Manitobans can’t afford to wait any longer, so tax relief needs to be Kinew’s day-one priority.”

During the election campaign, Kinew promised he would cut provincial gas taxes for at least six months.

The provincial government currently charges drivers 14 cents per litre every time they fuel up. The average family filling up a sedan once a week would save about $215 over the six months of promised tax relief.

Kinew also promised to remove the provincial sales tax from new rental housing construction.

A Manitoba family making about $75,000 a year pays $6,925 in provincial taxes. That’s $2,802 more than they would pay in Saskatchewan, $4,322 more than in Alberta and $3,907 more than in British Columbia.

“Manitobans pay too much tax and it makes life unaffordable,” Haubrich said. “Kinew needs to get to work and help keep more money in Manitobans’ wallets.”