The leader of the provincial PC party says carbon pricing is bad for Nova Scotian’s pocketbooks.
Jamie Baillie says the recently signed agreement between the province and the federal government will mean people will pay more to heat their homes and drive their cars.
Baillie says costs on home heating oil will go up almost nine cents and gasoline will increase by seven cents a litre.
“Even families with two jobs struggle too many times to pay the bills at the end of the month. So the last thing we need is to impose new ways of increasing the cost of everyday items like how you heat your home or how you drive to work.”
The cap & trade system in Ontario will add big costs. We’re facing big increases here in NS due to the Premier’s cap & trade plan. #nspoli https://t.co/brByEzdRfq
— Nova Scotia PC Party (@nspc) November 30, 2016
Baillie says the province’s carbon pricing deal will hurt everyday Nova Scotians.
“When you put a new tax on our essentials all you do is increase the cost of living and you don’t even help the environment. And that is the problem I have with this cap and trade scheme of Mr.McNeil’s.”
But Premier Stephen McNeil says the carbon pricing agreement is not a tax.
The premier says he agreed to a cap and trade system specifically to keep the the tax off of essentials like home heating oil and gasoline.
Premier Says NS Carbon Pricing Is Not A Tax. See more: https://t.co/kS4DJCn60i pic.twitter.com/4qHdaoHnPq
— CKBW Radio (@ckbwradio) December 16, 2016
