Delta-Richmond East MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay met with local business leaders at a roundtable in Delta last week to highlight measures introduced by the federal government to reduce red tape for small business.
"Our government is keenly aware that small businesses are fundamental to great economies, job creation, community confidence and supporting local economic activities," said Findlay.
"We have consulted with small business owners who have provided valuable insight into what would make running their businesses easier and what improvements to our services they wanted to see," said the minister of national revenue.
Findlay said feedback has allowed Ottawa to implement significant and focused red tape reduction measures.
"There are now fewer regulations and the cost of red tape has been reduced by nearly $20 million annually," she said.
The Canada Revenue Agency's Red Tape Reduction Action Plan lays out 12 commitments to address the irritants businesses identified during the Red Tape Reduction Commission's consultations in 2010, and further refined by the agency's own consultations in 2012.
Findlay said the agency would continue to consult every two years.
