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* Canada - Quebec 'green' tax takes effect
Starting today, the price of diesel in La Belle Province will be almost a penny moreMontreal,Que,Can -Canadian Press/Today's Trucking -1 Oct 2007 -- ... Quebec's controversial carbon tax has kicked-in. To help reach Kyoto targets, the province is implementing taxes on energy companies, and hiking the price of diesel by 0.9 cents per liter (0.8 cents for gas) at the pumps... The green tax is expected to raise about $200 million yearly to finance the province's environmental agenda... The tax was predictably met with complaints from manufacturing industries, petroleum companies, trucking carriers, and the traveling public...
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