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On Thursday, March 19, 2020, Manitoba Finance Minister Scott Fielding presented the province’s 2020 Budget. Entitled “Moving Manitoba Forward,” Budget 2020 delivers no new tax increases and projects a summary deficit of $220 million for the 2020 / 2021 fiscal year.

On Tuesday, February 18, 2020, B.C. Minister of Finance Carole James presented the province’s 2020 budget. Entitled “A Stronger BC, For Everyone,” Budget 2020 introduces a new personal income tax rate and projects a surplus of $227 million in 2020-21.

On Tuesday, February 25, 2020, the Honourable Karen Casey, Minister of Finance and Treasury Board for Nova Scotia, tabled the province’s 2020-2021 Budget, “Better Together.”

On Thursday, February 27, 2020, Alberta Minister of Finance Travis Toews tabled Budget 2020: A Plan for Jobs and the Economy.

The Government is proposing significant changes to how GST / HST applies to digital supplies. Where digital supplies are being made in Canada by a company or entity that is registered for GST / HST, these supplies are already taxable.