加拿大免税商店在由于跨境交通减少而损失80%的收入后寻求政府援助。
Canadian duty-free stores seek government aid after losing 80% of revenue due to less cross-border traffic.
加拿大免税商店正在寻求联邦政府的财政援助,因为跨境交通减少造成收入下降80%。
Canadian duty-free stores are seeking financial aid from the federal government due to an 80% drop in revenue caused by reduced cross-border traffic.
代表32家商店的边境免税协会和15名边境城市市长致信总理马克·卡尼和财政部长弗朗索瓦-菲利佩香槟,要求立即提供现金支持并修改消费税政策,以便与美国商店竞争。
The Frontier Duty Free Association, representing 32 stores, and 15 border city mayors wrote to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, requesting immediate cash support and changes to excise tax policies to compete with U.S. stores.
该协会警告说,如果没有帮助,三分之一的商店可能关闭,威胁着3 000个工作。
The association warns that without help, one-third of the stores could close, threatening 3,000 jobs.