While those of us who live in the interior of BC face a far greater tax bite with the Carbon Tax --- there are benefits to NOT living in Greater Vancouver -- such as a transit tax that sits around 15 cents / liter.
Now however Christy Clark and the BC Liberals are considering a second carbon tax (AKA "tax grab" -- OR -- 'fleecing' of the taxpayers).
Oddly enough this is a policy even further to the left of the NDP -- and additional fuel to an op-ed written by former Canadian Taxpayers Federation Director Maureen Bader.
And what are the comments of the BC Liberals?? ... read for yourself:
Lekstrom said the second carbon tax could be one of the “options” TransLink looks at to raise more money. But he said the cash wasn’t going to be taken from the existing carbon tax.
“What I’m talking about, I made it very clear with the Mayors Council [on Transportation], is that if it was a regional carbon tax levy — this would be on top of the existing one — and if the TransLink area and the Mayors Council felt that was appropriate, then that would be one of the many tools they’re going to bring to the table to discuss how they’re going to raise their form of funding, not only for the Evergreen but long range,” said Lekstrom.
The legislature was sitting Thursday afternoon and Lekstrom was not immediately available for comment.
Other potential sources of revenue, all of which would require provincial legislation, would be a vehicle levy and road pricing or tolls.
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