Thursday, April 6, 2023

If at First You Don't Suceed with Parliamentary Budget Office, Try Again With a "Broader" Sense of Parameters

 https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/liberal-mp-asks-for-second-look-at-carbon-tax-report

At first when you don't get the answer you want from an independent body (Parliamentary Budget Office), ask them to do it again, with "a broader perspective, arguing the PBO wasn’t factoring in the cost of climate inaction."


"...the economic impact of the tax would drive down wages and raise costs.  “We estimate that most households will see a net loss, paying more in the federal fuel charge and GST, as well as receiving lower incomes, compared to the Climate Action Incentive payments they receive,” Giroux wrote...."


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