Quebec Drivers Face Higher Pump Prices
Quebec drivers could pay more at the pump next year as they get squeezed between the provincial government's fight against climate change and the oil industry’s attempts to protect the bottom line.
Canada’s major oil companies notified the Quebec government in November that consumers will be picking up most of the tab for the province’s new environmental plan.
The Canadian Petroleum Products Institute suggested oil companies will follow the lead of hydro and gas companies by passing along costs.
The proposed law facing a vote in the legislature this week would charge oil companies 1.3 cents per litre of gas in an effort to raise money for the government's so-called green fund.
It’s simply unrealistic to expect oil companies to absorb the tax.
Greenhouse gases account for more than 80 % of emissions related to consumption.
Canada’s major oil companies notified the Quebec government in November that consumers will be picking up most of the tab for the province’s new environmental plan.
The Canadian Petroleum Products Institute suggested oil companies will follow the lead of hydro and gas companies by passing along costs.
The proposed law facing a vote in the legislature this week would charge oil companies 1.3 cents per litre of gas in an effort to raise money for the government's so-called green fund.
It’s simply unrealistic to expect oil companies to absorb the tax.
Greenhouse gases account for more than 80 % of emissions related to consumption.
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