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If expanding waistlines won't sway more Manitobans to eat healthier, the province is hoping a bit more money in their pockets will. Healthy Living Minister Jim Rondeau has confirmed that he is looking at the possibility of removing the PST on alternative foods and nutritional supplements as a way to encourage healthier eating. "What we want to do is look at anything that will make people healthier," Rondeau told the Winnipeg Free Press. Alternative foods, like soy milk, and nutritional supplements, such as vitamins, are seen by a growing number of Canadians as a sensible means to help stay healthy. Since the province does not consider these products "basic" food items along the lines of breakfast cereal or bread, they are taxed at seven per cent. Manitoba has removed PST from a number of goods and services deemed basic, most recently lifting the tax from feminine hygiene products.
