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B.C. preparing legislation to eliminate carbon tax, Eby says
By Todd Coyne
Published: March 14, 2025 at 5:29PM EDT
British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is preparing legislation to remove the province’s consumer-based carbon tax.
The plan to kill consumer carbon pricing was announced immediately after newly sworn-in Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an order-in-council to end the federal requirement for the tax effective April 1.
“People in B.C. are doing everything they can to fight climate change,” Eby said in a statement.
“But we don’t want people to have to choose between affordability and climate action. That’s why we made the commitment last year to get rid of the consumer carbon tax at the first opportunity if the federal government removes the national carbon tax requirement.”
The premier said the legislation to repeal the B.C. carbon price will be introduced during the current legislative session.
“As that work is underway, B.C. is also readying legislation to eliminate the scheduled increase to the carbon tax that would otherwise have occurred on April 1,” Eby said...
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/bc-poised-to-remove-consumer-carbon-tax-eby-says/
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