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Ontario Withdraws Support For Canadian Carbon Taxes
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Monday, July 16, 2018
Ontario's new government has scrapped the province's cap-and-trade carbon pricing regime, effective July 3. Read Full Story

Global Carbon Tax Take Up 50 Percent In 2017
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, May 28, 2018
Governments raised about USD33bn in carbon pricing revenue last year, a 50 percent increase from 2016, according to a new update by the World Bank. Read Full Story

'Next Phase' Of Albertan Carbon Pricing Enters Into Effect
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Alberta's carbon levy has increased from CAD20 per tonne of CO2 emissions to CAD30 (USD24), effective January 1, 2018. Read Full Story

Fuel Tax Hike Proposed For Auckland, New Zealand
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
New Zealand's new Government has broke silence on tax policy following the election, with Transport Minister Phil Twyford hinting that the federal Government could legislate to permit Auckland to collect a NZD0.10 tax on fuel to fund infrastructure. Read Full Story

Dutch Tax Changes Confirmed In Coalition Agreement
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, October 12, 2017
A number of proposed tax changes intended to boost Dutch competitiveness and combat tax avoidance have been included in the official agreement between the four parties forming the next Government of the Netherlands. Read Full Story

New British Columbia Gov't Hikes Carbon Tax
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
British Columbia's new NDP Government has announced that it will increase the carbon tax by CAD5 per tonne a year for four years, starting on April 1, 2018. Read Full Story

Think Tank Calculates Cost Of Canadian Carbon Pricing
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Monday, September 11, 2017
A new report has argued that, by 2025, the impact of a CAD80 (USD66) per tonne carbon tax on the average Canadian household could reach CAD2,000 a year. Read Full Story

NZ Greens Call For New Eco Levy On Dairy Farmers
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Ahead of the upcoming elections, New Zealand's Green Party has proposed a tax hike on dairy farmers to fund environmental measures. Read Full Story

China Must Make Its Tax System More Progressive: IMF
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Monday, August 21, 2017
China should make its tax system more progressive and fairer for lower earners, the International Monetary Fund said. Read Full Story

Alberta's Carbon Levy Enters Into Force
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-news.com, Washington
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Alberta's CAD20 (USD14.90) per tonne carbon levy entered into force on January 1, 2017 and will be charged on all fuels that emit greenhouse gases when combusted. Read Full Story
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