WHERE THE PARTIES S TA N D

ÉQUIPE DENIS CODERRE

The party’s platform does not mention measures for merchants, but has pledged to:

Compensate merchants whose sales have been affected by infrastructure construction.

Alter the tax rates for nonresidential properties.

Ensure establishment of merchants associations for all major commercial arteries.

Improve the ambience of major arteries by adding small public terrasses and greenery.

PROJET MONTRÉAL

Compensate merchants who have lost revenue and customers because of construction over at least three months.

Offer partial or complete tax breaks during the work.

Factor in the realities of commercial arteries (standards of management, design and appearance of construction sites, noise and dust, etc.) into public and private construction projects.

Appoint liaison agents to work with the city, construction managers and business owners.

Reduce bureaucracy and red tape for small business owners, in part by allowing some permits to be acquired online.

Establish better support and a fairer tax system for small and local business by adjusting the tax rate according to type of commerce or community organization and its location.

Allow small businesses to spread out tax payments.

Study the feasibility of varied tax rates depending on commercial or community vocation.