Regina, March 20, 2019 – Marilyn Braun-Pollon, Vice-President, Prairie & Agri-business for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) will be available this afternoon to provide the small business reaction to the 2019 Saskatchewan budget. Braun-Pollon will be available in the rotunda of the Legislative Building immediately following the introduction of the provincial budget speech.
“With Saskatchewan small business owners already dealing with several significant cost increases including the federal government’s tax changes, CPP premium increases, municipal property tax increases in many communities and the costly federally-imposed carbon tax being implemented on April 1, 2019, entrepreneurs will be looking for today’s provincial budget to be balanced with sustainable spending and without increasing taxes,” stated Braun-Pollon.
A CFIB survey asked entrepreneurs how the Saskatchewan government should balance its budget; 76% of Saskatchewan small business owners support spending restraint (i.e. reducing the size of government through workforce attrition); 50% support the province refraining from spending on new initiatives. Only 7% of business owners believe the government should increase provincial taxes to collect additional revenue.
