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Originally Posted by Ronald Pagan
The Liberal Plan echoes this. The only sticking point is that they aren't adding any new gasoline taxes and are instead converting the excise tax to a carbon tax. So, if anything gas is taxed much higher under the liberal carbon tax than diesel is right now.
I understand your concern but your point doesn't stand up.
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No where in the Green Shift does it say that the Liberals are converting the excise tax to a carbon tax. It only says that there is a $.10/liter tax on gasoline and that they won't be increasing it. And if they did move the excise tax to a carbon tax, gasoline would stay the same price while diesel would increase by $.07/liter in year 4. Plus, there is already a $.04/liter excise tax on diesel which would make the total tax $.11/liter whereas gas would only be $.10/liter (if the Liberals actually change the excise tax to carbon tax).
Let's face it, Dion would be dumb to announce a carbon tax on gas. He would lose votes left, right and center.