Amid an affordability crisis, British Columbians can’t afford another NDP tax increase.
Half of British Columbians are $200 or less away from being able to pay their bills at the end of each month. People working two to three jobs feel like, no matter how hard they work, they just can’t get ahead. Essential costs continue to rise while real incomes drop.
The financial pinch is about to get even worse as David Eby proceeds with his planned 23 percent carbon tax increase on April 1, 2024. From 2017 to 2023, the NDP has more than doubled the carbon tax, and plans laid out by Eby signal an increase to an overwhelming 461 percent by 2030.
British Columbia already has the highest gas prices and taxes in North America, this latest tax hike will increase the carbon tax to almost 18 cents a litre, in addition to the 14.5 cents a litre provincial motor fuel tax.
This increased pain at the pump represents the latest addition to a series of 32 new and increased taxes introduced by David Eby and the NDP, which have escalated the cost-of-living pressures, leading to British Columbia becoming the most expensive province in the nation.
Unlike the NDP, we know that you can’t tax your way to affordability.
BC United will scrap David Eby’s carbon tax hike and will permanently eliminate the provincial gas tax, which will save drivers up to $30 every time they fill their tanks.
We have also promised that if a new federal government in Ottawa chooses to scrap the federal carbon tax, BC United will remove it in B.C. as well, ensuring that our province receives the same relief as the rest of the country.
BC United has a real plan to scrap David Eby’s carbon tax hike and leave more money in your wallet — where it belongs.
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