In December 2015  an increase was announced from the previous small business tax-free threshold of $450,000. From the beginning of 2017, Manitoba’s small business threshold will increase from $450,000 to $500,000 and small businesses with taxable income not exceeding this limit will be exempt from provincial corporate income tax. Manitoba is the only province to permanently eliminate the small business tax rate. At present, 14,000 corporations pay no Manitoba corporate income tax as a result of the 0% rate. Tax proposals in the Manitoba budget 2015 were delivered by Ministry of Finance on 1st May 2015.