Carbon tax needed to counter Alberta’s ‘rapid’ fiscal deterioration

[mentalfloss]

A new report from the Business Council of Alberta says the province has expense and revenue problems.

“We spend too much, and we don’t bring in enough, and the reality is we’re not going to solve that problem by tackling either/or,” Adam Legge, president of the Business Council of Alberta, told Rob Breakenridge on Global News Radio 770 CHQR on Wednesday.

The 21-page BCA report released Wednesday endorses much of the cost-savings the MacKinnon panel produced in its 2019 report. But it also advocates for the adoption of an eight per cent harmonized sales tax (HST) and the reintroduction of a provincial carbon tax of $50/tonne to increase the province’s revenues.

Sales, carbon tax needed to counter Alberta’s ‘rapid’ fiscal deterioration, business council says | Globalnews.ca

The Business Council of Alberta says the province needs to address its income and expenditures to make sure its finances are sustainable.

globalnews.ca

 

[petros]

You really have jealousy issues. Did an Albertan boink your woman?

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Since TrueDope will impose a carbon tax anyhow, it makes sense for Alberta to impose one and grab the revenue for themselves. This would replace the one from TrueDope. Same with Ontario and other provinces. Why should TrueDope get the $$$$?

 

[mentalfloss]

The federal carbon tax has been out for a while already and doesn't work at all like you're implying.

But yeah...QAnon

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

The federal carbon tax has been out for a while already and doesn't work at all like you're implying.

But yeah...QAnon

It is imposed only on provinces without their own. If the provinces adopt a carbon tax, the federal one should be withdrawn.

 

[Nick Danger]

Kenney is quick to demand help from the feds, but with free medical and no sales tax it appears they aren’t really in to helping themselves. At the same time he’s quick to cut big fat cheques for the oil industry when they aren’t hurting as badly as they would have us believe.

 

[petros]

They had their own and killed it.

Flossy thinks they wont get their 90% back from the Fed program.

Flossy must know it's a scam then?

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

They had their own and killed it.

Flossy thinks they wont get their 90% back from the Fed program.

Flossy must know it's a scam then?

That 90% is probably redirected to Quebec.

 

[petros]

Absolutely.

 

[mentalfloss]

It is imposed only on provinces without their own. If the provinces adopt a carbon tax, the federal one should be withdrawn.

The tax funds don't go toward federal services or Trudeau.

The rate is set by the federal government (if the province didn't set its avenue for carbon pricing by the deadline date) but the revenue is collected provincially and put toward provincial projects at the whims of the province's government of the day.

Stay away from QAnon.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

The tax funds don't go toward federal services or Trudeau.

The rate is set by the federal government (if the province didn't set its avenue for carbon pricing by the deadline date) but the revenue is collected provincially and put toward provincial projects at the whims of the province's government of the day.

Stay away from QAnon.

I wouldn't even know what a QAnon is. I just haven't seen any money flowing yet and they have been collecting for 2 years.

But my original point stands. If Alberta put their own in they could spend that money as they see fit without having any deals with TrueDope.

 

[pgs]

And he sure is a dope .

 

[mentalfloss]

I wouldn't even know what a QAnon is. I just haven't seen any money flowing yet and they have been collecting for 2 years.

But my original point stands. If Alberta put their own in they could spend that money as they see fit without having any deals with TrueDope.

You don't get money for paying a carbon tax.

The provincial government already has the freedom to do what they want with the tax revenue.

But Jason Kenney is a dipshit so what do you expect?

 

[petros]

Youre fucking loopy.

By Federal law, all revenues from the Federal carbon tax are to be returned to the province in which they were raised, with 10 per cent going into funds to help smaller businesses, schools, hospitals and municipal governments cut their own emissions and 90 per cent going to families through income tax rebates.

 

[mentalfloss]

Easy there, Quackerjack.

Check the receipts.

 

[petros]

Feds arent following the law?

 

[mentalfloss]

With Alberta?

Also, you should really source your plagiarism so that it's not.. You know... Plagiarism.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

You don't get money for paying a carbon tax.

The provincial government already has the freedom to do what they want with the tax revenue.

But Jason Kenney is a dipshit so what do you expect?

I never said I did. I meant I haven't seen the provincial governments getting any of this money.

 

[mentalfloss]

I never said I did. I meant I haven't seen the provincial governments getting any of this money.

Right, cause it's a conspiracy, quack quack.

 

[Twin_Moose]

Kenney is quick to demand help from the feds, but with free medical and no sales tax it appears they aren’t really in to helping themselves. At the same time he’s quick to cut big fat cheques for the oil industry when they aren’t hurting as badly as they would have us believe.

Kenney is asking for Alberta's money back