Proposed federal tax changes for small businesses have upset doctors in New Brunswick with some suggesting they will cut back hours, take early retirement or even leave the province.
As a result, the New Brunswick Medical Society believes the quality of health care could be affected.
President Dr. Lynn Murphy-Kaulbeck says doctors with their own practices don’t get many of the benefits the average worker receives.
“Physicians… who are on a fee-for-service model or a small business owner… get no paid vacation, no sick leave, no pension plan, no health benefits et cetera,” she notes.
Dr. Murphy-Kaulbeck is also critical of how the Trudeau government claims it is closing loopholes in the tax system when she adds those measures are actually legitimate ways to operate a practice.
