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Ottawa, September 14, 2017 – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is renewing calls for the federal government to reduce the overall payroll tax burden on small businesses, following today’s announcement of an increase in the 2018 Employment Insurance premium rate. The 2018 EI rate for employees, set by the Canada Employment Insurance Commission (CEIC), is $1.66 per $100 of insurable earnings, a three-cent jump from 2017. Employers will pay $2.32 per $100 of

Photo supplied You have until October 2, 2017, to express your concern for the proposed Federal Tax Reform. Announced July 18, 2017, the proposal was intended to target high-income individuals, but Canadians from all industry and business sectors are concerned that middle-income families will be significantly affected if the reform is put in to place. According to http://www.fin.gc.ca/n17/17-066-eng.asp, Minister of Finance, Bill Morneau said, “Many of the richest Canadians a