Manitoba PST plan on prepared food will distort consumer choice, threaten restaurant jobs: Restaurants Canada
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Toronto, May 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Restaurants Canada is calling on the Manitoba government to amend its PST exemption on prepared foods sold by grocery and convenience stores, which continues to exclude restaurants. As designed, this is not a neutral tax cut on food—it is a tax shift between competitors that distorts consumer choice....
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