B.C. to bring in legislation to end its carbon tax on consumers starting April 1
March 25, 2025
British Columbia’s government says it will table legislation on Monday that eliminates the consumer carbon tax in the province.It says in a statement that the tax will be removed April 1, and it is notifying fuel sellers and natural gas retailers now so they stop collecting the tax as of that date.B.C. Premier David Eby said earlier this month that the province would kill the consumer tax after Prime Minister Mark Carney made the same announcement about the federal tax.
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