WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has been mailing out cheques to people in recent years to help with issues ranging from property taxes to inflation to the…
And the cost of printing those cheques and putting them in the mail — not including the cost of the benefits themselves — seems to be quickly surpassing $1 million.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
The following year, the government announced it would issue rebate cheques to property owners who pay education taxes on their property. The Progressive Conservative government said the cost involved in mailing cheques is a small percentage of the money paid out in benefits, and cheques based on income tax returns or property taxes are the quickest way to determine who qualifies for the money.
And while there is an existing system for property tax credits that are adjusted each year and are simply tacked on to people’s annual municipal bills, Cullen said issuing cheques for the rebates is faster because it doesn’t require the involvement of municipal governments.
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