Small Businesses Say They’re ‘Crushed’ by Rising Costs, Call for Halt to Carbon Tax Increase

Published on March 29, 2024

Canadian small businesses say they are suffering under the federal carbon tax program and are calling on the government to stop the tax hike planned for April 1. “Small businesses are being crushed by rising costs on all fronts, and the upcoming April 1 carbon tax increase will only add salt to the wound,” said an email statement to The Epoch Times from Jasmin Guenette, vice president of national affairs for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). “Businesses across all sectors are being impacted by the carbon tax, including those in agriculture, natural resources, manufacturing and transportation,” she said. The CFIB has asked the government to halt the increase of the carbon tax, which is expected to increase from $65 per tonne to $80 per tonne....

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