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Luc Rabouin commits to support local businesses:
A four-year tax freeze for small businesses
Montreal, September 9, 2025 — The current economic climate is putting considerable pressure on small businesses: rising operating costs, inflation, labor shortages and growing competition from online retailers. Added to this are U.S. tariff threats, which make it more crucial than ever to focus on our local economy. It is in this context that Luc Rabouin, leader of Projet Montréal, today announced a strong commitment to local businesses: a tax freeze for small commercial buildings valued at $1 million or less for the duration of the next term of office.
"Local businesses are at the heart of Montreal life. We must support neighborhood merchants at a time when many of them are going through a particularly difficult economic period. We need to give them breathing room and financial leeway. They are the ones who bring our neighborhoods to life, create jobs and enliven our streets. I firmly believe that we need to simplify their lives, not complicate them. This tax freeze directly targets small businesses, not large chains. It is a fair, targeted measure that supports those who need it most," said Luc Rabouin.
Projet Montréal is committed to implement this measure in the first budget of its term and maintaining it until 2029.
Projet Montréal reaffirms its commitment to creating dynamic neighborhoods
This tax freeze is part of a broader vision promoted by Projet Montréal:
- Preserving the local economic fabric by supporting the viability of small businesses ;
- Strengthening the vitality and dynamism of commercial arteries, which are the backbone of our neighborhoods, by boosting their attractiveness.
With this commitment, Luc Rabouin confirms his desire to make Montreal a city that chooses a local economy, urban resilience and direct support for the merchants who bring our neighborhoods to life.
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Source:
Ezra De Muns
Press Officer
