Mr. Speaker, we have a number of measures to help small business in Canada because we recognize that small business is the cornerstone of our economy. Small businesses create the most jobs in our economy. That is why we are supporting small businesses with internships. We are investing $45 million for thousands of post-secondary graduates to intern in small and medium-sized businesses across Canada.
As I mentioned earlier, we are maintaining the EI premiums so that businesses and employees can keep $660 million in their pockets.
Our government is also promoting fairness in the credit card market by committing to work with groups to help lower credit card acceptance costs for small businesses. During pre-budget consultations across the country, we heard that this is a big issue for small businesses.
We have also reduced the small business tax rate from 12% to 11% while increasing the small business limit to $500,000.
Our Conservative government has lowered the federal corporate income tax rate to 15%, to help create jobs and economic growth in Canada.