Most of the rest of Canada has been paying the mandatory minimum carbon tax for years now, both at the gas station and for home heating. Here’s what folks from Yarmouth to St. John’s can expect in 2023.
Gasoline will have a carbon tax of 14 cents per litre and diesel costs will be up 17 cents. Filling up a minivan will cost about $10 extra and it will cost about $16 more to fill a pickup truck.
A family in Dartmouth that fills up their minivan once a week and their pickup truck twice a month will pay about $77 in carbon taxes a month at the pumps when the federal backstop kicks in. The average household in Nova Scotia uses about 1,500 litres of furnace oil per year, so that means the carbon tax will cost an extra $255 for winter heat. A mid-sized house that uses propane goes through about 2,500 litres per year, so folks in Prince Edward Island who use propane will pay about $250 extra to heat their home.The Trudeau government seems annoyed that folks are worried about the financial hardship the carbon tax will cause people in Atlantic Canada.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer did the arithmetic and found even with the rebates, Canadians are still out money because of the carbon tax. Ontarians will be about $490 poorer, Albertans will be down $847 and we don’t know how much Atlantic Canadians will be out yet.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
DON MILLS: Looking ahead to a brighter future in Atlantic Canada | SaltWireDon Mills says he sees so many positive initiatives happening across Atlantic Canada that he 'can only conclude that the future has never been brighter.' Here are a few of those reasons.
Read more »
Opinion: As venture capital declines, Canada risks losing an entire industry to the U.S. – againI lead the Business Development Bank of Canada’s $200-million Deep Tech Fund. We’re concerned about current market conditions, writes Thomas Park
Read more »
Opinion: The Bank of Canada still lags in transparencyThe global surge in inflation has damaged the credibility of central banks. Read more.
Read more »
Opinion: The Bank of Canada still lags in transparencyThe global surge in inflation has damaged the credibility of central banks. Read more.
Read more »
Opinion: Japan and Canada must commit to an ambitious upgrade of their relationshipAs Canada boosts engagement in the Indo-Pacific, Japan could be the ideal partner
Read more »
SaltWire Today: Your online Halifax newscast | SaltWirehttps://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/opinion/gail-lethbridge-patients-pack-your-patience-for-trip-to-er-100811743/ HALIFAX, N.S. —
Read more »