Abstract

On March 7, 2022 — in response to rapidly rising crude oil and gas prices (and therefore utility costs) following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and inflation at generational highs — the Government of Alberta announced it will suspend provincial fuel taxes effective April 1, 2022. In addition, it will provide a $150 credit on households’ electricity bills. What will this mean for Alberta families? Will it “reverse” the federal carbon tax, as Premier Kenney claimed when announcing the new policy?

Details

Title
Energy and Environmental Policy Trends: Making Sense of Alberta’s Fuel Tax Holiday and Electricity Bill Credit
Author
Winter, Jennifer; Tombe, Trevor
Section
Communiqués
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
University of Calgary, The School of Public Policy
ISSN
25608320
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2638313318
Copyright
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