Canada passed a carbon tax that will give most Canadians more money | Dana Nuccitelli
by Dana Nuccitelli from on (#41M6H)
By rebating the revenue to households, disposable income rises, which can be a boon for the Canadian economy
Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, Canada will implement a revenue-neutral carbon tax starting in 2019, fulfilling a campaign pledge he made in 2015.
Starting next spring, it'll no longer be free to pollute in Canada. We're putting a price on pollution in provinces that don't yet have a plan to fight climate change. More on our plan to cut pollution, grow the economy & create jobs: https://t.co/VjCNOOKLVB
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