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Thursday, August 3, 2017Business Costs and Canadian Competitiveness - We're Not Crying Wolf
With every tax increase, the hands of Canadian business have no choice but to dig deeper and deeper in the same pocket. Initially, these tax hikes may not appear significant, but overtime, the burden accumulates drawing on the last straw. Canada, you're a pricey place to do business. In this edition of 5 Minutes for Business, Hendrik Brakel, Senior Director, Economic, Financial and Tax Policy from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC), considers how the high costs of doing business in Canada affects the
Hendrik Brakel
Monday, March 27, 2017Budget 2017: More Urgency Needed to Close Canada’s Competitiveness Gap
The budget foresees Canada remaining in the low-growth trap at least until 2021. Mr. Beatty called upon the federal government to meet urgently with the provinces to identify specific measures to cut the cost of doing business in Canada. “The Canadian economy is fueled by trade, yet there has been nearly no export growth in the past two years, and business investment has decreased for nine straight quarters. Despite this, governments still don’t seem to recognize the problem,” said Mr. Beatty.
Guillaum Dubreuil (The Canadian Chamber of Commerce)
