BC’s Revenue Neutral Carbon Tax

Majority of British Columbians are against the Carbon Tax that the Liberal government implemented in July 2008.  Googling on the internet, majority of the articles are also negative about the Carbon Tax.  Even my good friend told me that I won’t have any fan if I support the BC Carbon Tax. 

Yes, we don’t associate well with the word ‘tax’, and the government has done an impressively poor job in explaining this policy.  Even the official website (I think this is the official website anyway) is pretty, eh, lack of content to say the least.  The only website dedicated for the Carbon Tax is how to spend that $100 dividant, which has of course caused a lot of ooops on it’s own.  As the provincial election coming in 2009, the Carbon Tax will sure be one of the main discussion.  

Amist all the articles against the Carbon Tax, I did discover two that supports the initiative published by the David Suzuki Foundation and the Pambina Insitute.  They are quite reputable organizations, so I’m glad that they have commented on it.  

I also found that there’s a lack of easy to understand websites that explains the Carbon Tax.  I thought that perhaps understanding this policy can help us decide whether we will support the Carbon Tax or not.    

In a series starting Monday February 9, I will try to asnwer the following questions:

• What the heck does it mean when the Carbon Tax is  ”revenue neutral”?
• It’s CARBON tax, not gas tax!
• Who pays?  Who gains?  Who is exempted?
• Case Studies
• Is Carbon Tax the answer?

I welcome comments and ideas, or if you have other questions about BC’s Carbon Tax.

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