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Board Commends Considerations for Business in this Year’s Budget and Requests Increased Prudence and Diligence in Coming Years

St. John’s, NL, December 7, 2020 – The St. John’s Board of Trade commends the consideration given to business in today’s budget. It has been an incredibly tough year for business owners and residents alike and an increase in taxes would make an extremely challenging year even worse.  2020 has thrown numerous overwhelming and unpredictable circumstances at the business community and the road to recovery is going to be long—it is helpful to know that an increased tax bill is not being thrown into the mix of