Carbon tax increase coming April 1st
PRINCE GEORGE — The federal carbon tax is set to increase on April 1, but reaction to the increase has been swift and strong from politicians across the country. Premiers from seven provinces including Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, have called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to halt the tax, citing affordability concerns.
Provinces can decide to voluntarily adopt the federal carbon pricing system, but if a province doesn’t implement a price on carbon pollution, they are subject to the federal pricing system.
B.C. has their own carbon pricing system in place, and the government says that increases in tax go back to British Columbians through a tax credit.