Ottawa warns Saskatchewan that EV tax sends a bad signal
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Ottawa warns Sask that EV tax sends a bad signal
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An environmental economist is joining climate-conscious drivers across Saskatchewan to criticize a $150-fee on electric vehicles as a disincentive to go green.
Brett Dolter, who specializes in climate change policy at the University of Regina, said countries around the world are increasingly seeing electric vehicles as “key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.” Saskatchewan, by contrast, lacks any policy to reduce transportation emissions.
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“In the big scheme of things, it’s not going to be what makes this industry succeed or fail,” Dolter said of the new fee, which was introduced as part of Tuesday’s budget. “But it just seems consistent with what we see, which is a lack of policy on greenhouse gas emissions or even a regressive approach.”
Saskatchewan s proposed EV fee slammed as regressive
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