Carbon tax is costing families more than rebates can compensate: taxpayer group
A taxpayer advocacy group is sounding the alarm about the cost of the federal carbon tax for Canadian families.
In a press release, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) warned that the tax is hitting families harder than government rebates can compensate for.
CTF federal director Franco Terrazzano criticized the government, saying that its claims of rebates offsetting the cost of the tax don’t add up.
“The Parliamentary Budget Officer is clear: the carbon tax costs families hundreds of dollars more than the rebates they get back,” said Terrazzano.
A Parliamentary Budget Officer’s findings showed that the carbon tax will cost the average household up to $710 this year, even after they get their rebates.
The Trudeau government has claimed their carbon tax plan will make families better off.
