The other question I have is: there are some suggestions here on how to help, and one of them is to reduce our small business tax or eliminate it. It's currently sitting at 4 percent, and we'd like to see it down to at least 1 percent or eliminated. There's one option. The other thing we should be looking at, as well, is: we do have businesses out there who do have loans from government lenders, and we could look at the interest rates. We could also look at deferring the payments during this period. The third one is: we have to make sure that any businesses are being paid in a timely manner. They can't be waiting for payments for the work they've done. I'd just like to get a commitment from whoever wants to answer it, I guess, that Cabinet will look at that.
Rocky Simpson on Question 196-19(2): COVID-19 Economic Cost and Support for Businesses
In the Legislative Assembly on March 12th, 2020. See this statement in context.
Question 196-19(2): COVID-19 Economic Cost and Support for Businesses
Oral Questions
March 12th, 2020
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