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Rural Manitoba seeks bigger school tax refund after throne speech
Ken Waprete reports from Winnipeg as a Manitoba Community Newspaper board member attends the throne speech. Rural Manitoba cheers a $13 million farm tax relief, criticizes city-centric spending on the MTS Centre, and calls for tax reform to shift burden from farmland to property and income taxes. The piece notes political maneuvering by Liberal leader Jon Gerrard and reflections on provincial politics and regional funding.
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John Harvard
George Hicks
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Association of Manitoba Municipalities
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Stuart Murray
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