Payroll Tax

Whereas the Province of BC has unveiled a new payroll tax to take effect on January 1, 2019, entitled the Employers Health Tax to offset the loss in revenue from medical services premiums MSP; And whereas the new Employers Health Tax takes effect in 2019, some businesses that already pay Medical Services Plan premiums on behalf of employees face the prospect of paying both MSP premiums and the new tax for a year, before the BC government promises to eliminate MSP in 2020: Therefore be it resolved that the Province of BC be requested to defer implementation of the newly proposed Payroll Tax to January 1, 2020.