As of Monday at midnight, the provincial sales tax in Manitoba is 7 per cent.

This follows the PC government’s announcement in March that they would drop the tax rate from 8 percent.

The reduction comes a few short months before the provincial election on September 10th.

Finance Minister Scott Fielding called this tax cut the biggest in Manitoba’s history. He added that he cut would mean $325 million in annual savings.

For 2019, a single person will save about $86 and a four-person household will save about $239 in the next six months. In 2020, the savings for both households will more than double.

Manitoba now has the third lowest PST rate in the country behind Alberta, who has no PST, and Saskatchewan, who has a 6 percent tax.