Following British Columbia's lead, carbon prices have now been introduced in Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec, and the national government intends to institute
a national carbon tax plan in 2018.
A national carbon tax plan threatens to kill jobs, hinder economic growth and raise taxes for Northerners.»
Not exact matches
Jiang, the energy researcher at the
National Development and Reform Commission, says that China is also developing
plans to launch
carbon tax pilots.
Finance Canada is quietly pushing the idea of a federal
carbon tax as the Liberal government looks to set a minimum
national price and complement provincial
carbon pricing
plans, sources say.
Fiorino said even a call for a
national cap - and - trade
plan, where power plants and other emitters can buy and sell permits to emit
carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases, would be labeled a
tax by opponents.
The Wellington - Halton Hills MP has outlined a detailed
plan to introduce a
national carbon price that would reach $ 130 a tonne by 2030, and which includes a restructuring of the
tax code to ensure the
plan acts as an overall
tax cut.