You could be forgiven if all this drives you to drink. Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Israel, Peru, Poland, 25 Indian states and union territories, Alberta, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Jersey and Florida also cut gas taxes. South Korea cut its gas tax by 30 per cent. India cut its gas tax to “keep inflation low, thus helping the poor and middle classes.” The United Kingdom announced billions in fuel tax relief. Many of our peers were also offering relief at the pumps.Īustralia cut its gas tax in half. That includes more than half of G7 and G20 countries and two-thirds of the countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation identified 51 national governments that cut taxes during the pandemic and as inflation took off. While Ottawa sticks Canadians with higher bills, other countries have provided relief. And this will be the fourth time Trudeau has increased his carbon tax since COVID-19 touched down. The carbon tax will cost the average family between $402 and $847 this year even after the rebates, according to the PBO. The Parliamentary Budget Officer’s math shows Canadians shouldn’t swallow that spin. The government expects you to believe it can raise taxes, skim some off the top to pay for hundreds of new bureaucrats and still make you better off. The Trudeau government claims “families are going to be better off” with its carbon tax and rebates. The federal carbon tax will be cranked up to 14 cents per litre of gas and 12 cents per cubic metre of natural gas on April 1. Politicians don’t deserve pay raises when they make life unaffordable with higher taxes. Do they really think they should take thousands more from their constituents, many of whom are struggling to fill the fridge?īut this year’s changes alone downplay the pay raises politicians took during the pandemic.Īs of April 1, MPs will receive an annual salary $15,700 higher than they did pre-pandemic, while the prime minister will take home an extra $31,400. This year’s pay raise will range from an extra $5,100 for a backbench MP to an extra $10,200 for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, based on contract data published by the government of Canada.Ī backbencher currently collects a $189,500 salary. On April 1, the federal government is increasing carbon and alcohol taxes while MPs take their fourth pay raise since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In less than a month, members of Parliament will take more money out of your wallet and stuff more into their own.
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