The B.C. government91裸聊视频檚 new employer health tax has made the Canadian Federation of Independent Business 2020 91裸聊视频減aperweight awards91裸聊视频� list, an annual contest for 91裸聊视频渢he worst examples of useless and excessive regulations.91裸聊视频�

The tax that took effect in 2019 to replace B.C.91裸聊视频檚 Medical Services Plan premiums is assessed on payrolls of more than $500,000. Small businesses such as restaurants are facing a March 31 deadline to pay smaller amounts for 2019, and most businesses have been required since last year to pay the tax quarterly.

The tax 91裸聊视频渇orces business owners to pay quarterly instalments based on estimates of their payroll, not their actual payroll,91裸聊视频� the CFIB said in its announcement of the awards.

B.C.91裸聊视频檚 union-only public construction regulation also won a paperweight award, 91裸聊视频渇or forcing employers and employees to comply with 336 pages of complex, inflexible union rules that go as far as outlining what kind of meat and condiments are acceptable in sandwiches.91裸聊视频�

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The awards are part of the CFIB91裸聊视频檚 11th annual Red Tape Awareness Week, which includes an open letter to all governments calling for them to take 91裸聊视频渁t least one meaningful step to modernize in 2020.91裸聊视频�

A symbol of the 2020 government reform effort is the fax machine, with a social media hashtag #axethefax.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 crazy that in 2020 some business owners keep a fax machine solely to deal with governments, or have to stand in line for a simple business licence application,91裸聊视频� said Jordi Morgan, CFIB91裸聊视频檚 vice president for Atlantic Canada. 91裸聊视频淭his kind of red tape costs Canadians and small businesses countless hours of wasted time and frustration.91裸聊视频�

Other include Alberta Gaming Liquor and Cannabis, which forces small brewers that outsource their brewing to a contract manufacturer to ship all of the final products to one of two official warehouses near Edmonton before they can sell at their store-fronts, 91裸聊视频渆ven if the contractor is located right next door.91裸聊视频�

Several federal government departments make the list, including the Canada Revenue Agency for its collection of federal carbon tax. It requires truck drivers who drive through multiple provinces to fill out and return forms every quarter, 91裸聊视频渨ith complex math to show how much fuel was bought and used in each province.91裸聊视频�

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