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Alberta’s finance minister is reminding a group of businesses seeking tax and wage relief that the province is already the lowest taxed jurisdiction in Canada.

Joe Ceci also said Monday the tax changes being implemented by the NDP government won’t change that and will put the province on a sounder footing.

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“We have the lowest taxes overall of any province or territory in this country,” Ceci told reporters at the legislature.

“The things we’re doing put us on a better fiscal basis going forward.”

Ceci was reacting to a call from 15 business organizations for Premier Rachel Notley’s government to make changes to its tax plan given rising unemployment.

The group represents oil and gas, manufacturing, retail and construction businesses.

It is seeking a meeting with Notley and her cabinet, but Ceci says he already meets with members of the group.