Foothills MP John Barlow says removing the Small Business Jobs Tax Credit is making a tough situation tougher for those, already under a lot of pressure in a tight economy.

Barlow says it's just another thing standing in the way of small businesses hiring employees.

"You know as a small business owners I'd be throwing my hands up in the air and say, why am I doing this? I'm the job creator around here and I'm getting nothing but obstacles put in front of me to really make it difficult for me not only to succeed, but to grow and if I can't grow and succeed then I'm not hiring."

The tax credit was removed by the Liberals as of January 1, 2017.

It was was aimed at giving small business owners a tax credit on the amount of employment insurance they paid on their employees behalf.