carbon tax

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According to the PBO, provincial cooperation with the federal carbon floor may reduce the size of Canada's economy by 0.5 per cent in 2020.


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The federal carbon-price scheme raises Alberta’s carbon tax to $50 per tonne by 2022.


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In 2017 the government in Winnipeg unveiled its Climate and Green Plan, which includes a $25 per tonne carbon tax.


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The economics literature is filled with analyses showing the superiority of carbon taxes—alone—over regulations.


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Since 2015, the Alberta government has increased corporate income taxes, implemented a carbon tax, and introduced more environmental regulations.


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Like all taxes, a carbon tax imposes its own burdens and amplifies the economic costs of all other taxes in the economy.