Montreal, October 14, 2015 – Increasing the tax burden on Quebec firms would not only penalize workers, but it is those who can least afford it who would pay the price, reveals a recent analysis by the HEC Montréal Centre for Productivity and Prosperity (CPP). “Given that the Quebec government is currently reviewing its tax structure, we thought it was important to understand the true consequences of raising business taxes,” explains CPP Director Robert Gagné. “Especially since the report on the study by the Québec Taxation Review Committee shows that this possible impact on workers was ignored in its analyses and recommendations.”

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