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CARBON TAX * Canada - STA wants no part of
In the wake of B.C.’s recent carbon tax plan, the Saskatchewan Trucking Association is urging other jurisdictions not to follow suit
Regina,Saskatchewan,Canada -Today's Trucking -14 March 2008: -- ... Al Rosseker, executive director of the STA, says a carbon tax would compound problems for the industry which is already dealing with extremely high fuel costs... While Rosseker admits it is important for the government to deal with environmental issues, there are better ways to go about it than fuel taxes. Rather than punishing fuel use, Rosseker suggests rewarding fuel savings by creating initiatives for more fuel efficient trucks... B.C.’s proposed carbon tax would be revenue-neutral, which would be legislated to ensure all money collected through the tax is redistributed to the public through tax cuts. But the BCTA insists this measure is only beneficial to people who can choose to use less fuel – basically anyone but the trucking industry...
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