Small companies feeling strain from authorities prices: CFIB
“Companies which have held on by a thread throughout COVID at the moment are struggling to recuperate they usually’re simply confronted with these mounting value pressures.”
The SaskEnergy fee hike is simply the newest in an extended record of recent/elevated gov’t-imposed prices being piled on small biz’. SaskPower has additionally hiked their charges, WCB premiums are going up & as of July 1, the small biz’ tax is again. Value reduction is turning into pressing for SK small biz’. https://t.co/8cyPHVvsth
— Brianna Solberg (@briannasolberg) July 18, 2022
(Twitter/Brianna Solberg/CFIB Saskatchewan)
Solberg added SaskPower not too long ago elevated its charges and as of July 1, small companies are once more paying company earnings tax.
Different government-imposed prices which are coming down the pipe embrace the proposed additions to the PST to incorporate leisure venues, health facilities, and sporting occasions.
All this on high of rising inflation and value of dwelling is proving an excessive amount of for some companies.
“Value reduction is turning into pressing for Saskatchewan small companies,” mentioned Kathleen Cook dinner, CFIB’s provincial affairs director. “As a substitute of piling on new prices that make it tougher for small companies to recuperate and develop, the Saskatchewan authorities needs to be offering some value reduction.”
“We have been calling on them to briefly droop the provincial gas tax and we have been calling on them to, as soon as once more, droop assortment of the small enterprise company tax,” mentioned Solberg who added they’re additionally asking for the proposed adjustments to the PST to be placed on maintain and to droop the gathering of small companies company earnings tax.
Solberg couldn’t converse to particular municipalities however mentioned these provincial prices are affecting nearly all of small companies in Saskatchewan.
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