The federal carbon tax is FAILING small- and medium-sized business. It NEEDS TO BE FIXED in New Brunswick.
CFIB estimates that $22 billion will have been collected by 2023 where the Federal Carbon Tax was imposed.
Fuel and energy are the top cost constraints causing difficulties for small- and medium-sized business. Inflation continues to add pressure across the ledger.
With New Brunswick business still holding an average of $93,733 in pandemic debt, the federal carbon tax collected needs to be returned and made available in a timely way to New Brunswick businesses.
CC: My Member of Parliament
I should not be expected to pay into an unequal system that provides households with more than they pay in a carbon tax, while my business is left waiting to receive its promised share.
Ottawa can’t keep this tax.
It needs to return it to New Brunswick small- and medium-sized business owners in a timely manner, through programs or by reducing other taxes paid by businesses.
All I’m asking is for the Canadian and New Brunswick governments make the new carbon tax fair for my business by being revenue neutral like it is for households.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is Canada’s largest association of small and medium-sized businesses with 97,000 members across every industry and region. CFIB is dedicated to increasing business owners’ chances of success by driving policy change at all levels of government, providing expert advice and tools, and negotiating exclusive savings.