Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the new government will be developing a 'fully made in Alberta solution' to carbon tax policy.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the new government will be developing a "fully made in Alberta solution" to carbon tax policy."We can do it our own way," said Smith.
Once the carbon tax is fully phased in, he estimates revenues from a provincial carbon tax could reach $6 billion by 2030. The NDP government under Rachel Notley had introduced a provincial carbon tax that was removed shortly after former premier Jason Kenney took office. Instead of rebates, Tombe said a new provincial government could potentially use carbon tax revenues toward healthcare spending, eliminating the provincial gas tax, or to adjust income tax rates.Sara Hastings-Simon, director of the sustainable energy development graduate program at the University of Calgary, said a new climate plan could include incentives to reduce demand on the energy system.
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