The Orca Podcasts

OFF THE CLUFF: BC Chamber's Val Litwin on the 2019 BC Budget


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Earlier this month, NDP Finance Minister Carole James delivered the 2019-20 BC Budget, which contained few surprises.   While most of the big tax hikes came last year, there is record spending and more debt planned. And it’s B.C.’s job creators who are bearing a heavy load: the Employers’ Health Tax, an increasing carbon tax, a rising minimum wage, and climbing corporate tax rates are making it tougher than ever for small business.   Val Litwin is the president of the BC Chamber of Commerce and represents 36,000 such businesses. He joined Rick via Skype from his office in Vancouver.
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