Manitoba’s expanded PST exemption on grocery food took effect on July 1, removing the 7 percent tax from a wider range of items sold at grocery and convenience stores, including snacks, beverages, and ready-to-eat meals.
The new measure removes the provincial sales tax from all grocery food items, including previously taxed items like rotisserie chicken, sandwiches, and samosas, according to a March 25 news release.
The exemption would also apply to prepared foods such as soups and prepared fruits and vegetables and platters; beverages such as carbonated drinks, fruit juices, de-alcoholized beer and wine; baked goods, including single-serving items previously subject to tax; and snack foods such as candy, chips, salted nuts, and granola, according to the release….