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The B.C. NDP government is winging it on carbon tax repeal promise

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The B.C. carbon tax is backstopped by the federal carbon tax, which is itself on the way out.

The provincial budget says it will be business as usual for the controversial tax, starting with the scheduled increase on April 1 .

The New Democrats budgeted to collect $10 billion , return $3 billion , and keep the remaining $7 billion for other purposes.

Even if Ottawa expedites repeal, it doesn't say anything about the impact of the phase out on provincial finances.

In the absence of any details on how the government intends to proceed, one has to wonder if the New Democrats are ready to move as quickly as the premier suggests.

When Eby made the surprise announcement that he was abandoning the carbon tax last Sept. 12, he gave no details about how the phaseout would work.

As things stand today , his ad hoc government is still making it up as it goes along.

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