The B.C. governmentB次元官网网址檚 new employer health tax has made the Canadian Federation of Independent Business 2020 B次元官网网址減aperweight awardsB次元官网网址� list, an annual contest for B次元官网网址渢he worst examples of useless and excessive regulations.B次元官网网址�

The tax that took effect in 2019 to replace B.C.B次元官网网址檚 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 B次元官网网址渇orces business owners to pay quarterly instalments based on estimates of their payroll, not their actual payroll,B次元官网网址� the CFIB said in its announcement of the awards.

B.C.B次元官网网址檚 union-only public construction regulation also won a paperweight award, B次元官网网址渇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.B次元官网网址�

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The awards are part of the CFIBB次元官网网址檚 11th annual Red Tape Awareness Week, which includes an open letter to all governments calling for them to take B次元官网网址渁t least one meaningful step to modernize in 2020.B次元官网网址�

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

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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, B次元官网网址渆ven if the contractor is located right next door.B次元官网网址�

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, B次元官网网址渨ith complex math to show how much fuel was bought and used in each province.B次元官网网址�

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