SaskEnergy said on Friday the average residential customer can expect to pay an additional $54 per year in carbon tax.
, federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said he isn’t budging.
“Temporarily suspending the pollution pricing system would actually deny Canadians of these crucial rebates that they use to make life more affordable,” he wrote. Saskatchewan’s Minister of Energy and Resources Bronwyn Eyre speaks at a news conference in November 2021.While she recognized the war in Ukraine has contributed to cost increases, Eyre said oil prices and inflation had already been on the rise.refrained from suspending the collection of provincial fuel taxesThe provincial NDP has urged the province to suspend such collection or provide a rebate as a way to give people a break at the pumps.
“It was really something to see a government not just refuse to do it, but refuse to even have the discussion,” he continued. According to the NDP, the suspension of the fuel tax or providing rebates would cost roughly $127 million — an amount Meili said is worth forgoing.Article content
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