Holding their breath--that's what policy analyst Richard Dunn says small businesses are doing as they wait for the next provincial budget.Dunn tells CHSJ news that the latest survey data from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business rates the business confidence in the province at at 59.8%. That's below the national average of 65%.
He says that if the Alward government has to make any tough calls for small businesses, they're likely to do so this time around.
Dunn says that uncertainty is having an effect on people's optimism, and adds that rising fuel and energy prices have also been weighing heavily on small business owner's minds.
