Local governments in B.C. have shown "a sliver" of improvement in their tax policies, but still place too heavy a burden on business, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says in its annual survey.
"In 2010, small businesses paid 2.79 times more in property taxes than residents on the same value of property," the CFIB says in its latest report, released Tuesday.
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