Mr. Speaker, I listened to my colleague for Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques talk about the need for investment capital and start-up capital. He must recognize that it is also necessary to have leasing capital and working capital.
Whether you apply for this money through the regular lending channels or whether we go through the Small Business Loans Act, one of the first requirements is to present a business plan in which you project where your market will be, what your expenses will be and what you expect your bottom line to be.
I would ask my colleague to comment on how he sees taxation, both income tax and payroll taxes, affecting the business plans which have to be put forth by the people who require capital and in which areas he would support tax reduction.