Trudeau may hear more grief from premiers over proposed tax changes

Photographer: Nick Le

Photographer: Nick Le

“When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sits down with the premiers next week, it’s likely he will get more grief on a topic he’s heard a lot about lately — his government’s proposed changes to the small business tax regime,” wrote Susan Lunn for CBC News on September 28, 2017.

Lunn continued, “Premiers have publicly expressed concerns with those changes recently, including leaders from Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and British Columbia.

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says the final agenda for the premier’s meeting with Trudeau has yet to be agreed upon, and said he expects the issue of the corporate tax reforms to come up.

McNeil told reporters in Halifax Wednesday that one of the real-world issues around not allowing private corporations to retain passive investments is how such a move would affect doctors who use that tax vehicle to save for retirement.”

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