Consumers could find ‘meaningful savings’ as carbon price ends: Desjardins
- Canadians will see a drop in consumer carbon pricing at the pump starting April 1, as reported by Desjardins Economics.
- British Columbians will pay less at the gas station, with prices expected to drop by almost 18 cents per liter, according to Randall Bartlett.
- Desjardins predicts a 0.7 percent reduction in inflation due to the cancellation of the carbon price, resulting in an annual rate of 2.1 percent.
- Governor Tiff Macklem of the Bank of Canada suggested that ending the consumer carbon tax could help control inflation.
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Consumers could find 'meaningful savings' as carbon tax ends: Desjardins
Canadians can expect to feel the absence of the consumer carbon price at the pump immediately but it may take longer to notice a difference in the price of other goods, a new report released Wednesday suggests.
Consumers Could Find ‘Meaningful Savings’ as Carbon Tax Ends: Desjardins
Canadians can expect to feel the absence of the consumer carbon price at the pumps immediately but it may take longer to notice a difference in the price of other goods, a new report released Wednesday suggests. The analysis by Desjardins Economics comes less than a week after Prime Minister Mark Carney and his new Liberal cabinet ordered that the consumer levy be set to zero on April 1. The carbon price came with a quarterly rebate to offset th…


Consumers could find ‘meaningful savings’ as carbon price ends: Desjardins
OTTAWA - Canadians can expect to feel the absence of the consumer carbon price at the pumps immediately but it may take longer to notice a difference in the price
Consumers could find 'meaningful savings' as carbon price ends: Desjardins
OTTAWA — Canadians can expect to feel the absence of the consumer carbon price at the pumps immediately but it may take longer to notice a difference in the price of other goods, a new report released Wednesday suggests. The analysis by Desjardins Economics comes less than a week after Prime Minister Mark Carney and […]
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