Carbon tax in Quebec
The Canadian province of Quebec is today introducing a carbon tax on petrol, coal, propane and all other hydrocarbons used across the province, according to The Gazette. The tax is expected to raise $200 million a year to be invested in reducing greenhouse gases.
“The amount of the carbon tax varies according to the amount of carbon dioxide each fuel produces.
While the tax for gasoline is 0.8 cents a litre, the charge for diesel fuel is 0.9 cents, for light heating oil 0.96 cents, heavy heating oil one cent a litre, coke used in steel-making 1.3 cents a litre, coal $8 a tonne and propane 0.5 cents a litre.”