Optimism among Canadian small and mid-size businesses continues to improve, but at a glacial pace. CFIB’s Business Barometer Index ended January at 65.2—just slightly above the 65.0 registered in December and not enough to be a statistically significant movement.
Moncton, January 16, 2012 – As part of its third annual Red Tape Awareness Week , the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released its annual Red Tape Report Card today. New Brunswick scored a grade of C+, inching up slightly from last year’s showing.
After shining a light on the massive cost – and risk to taxpayers – of unfunded public sector plans, we are pleased to see the Government of New Brunswick first out of the gate in announcing a review of public sector pensions. Our research report “Keeping New Brunswick’s Pensions Sustainable & Affordable” highlights the problems and our suggested solutions to the pension tension in our province.
