- Description
- 23 p.; 21 x 29.7cm.
- Summary
- In July 2008, the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) launched North America's first revenue-neutral carbon tax reform. The tax, which applied to all combustion sources of all fossil fuels, was introduced at a rate of CAD 10 per tonne of CO2, with a schedule for annual increases of CAD 5 per tonne of CO2 until the tax reached CAD 30 per tonne of CO2 in 2012. Tax revenues were fully recycled via a combination of corporate and income tax cuts, phased in over time. This paper reviews the political economy of the BC tax in three distinct periods – its origins, its survival in the face of political backlash, and its longer-term prospects...
- Series Statement
- OECD Environment Working Papers, 1997-0900 ; no.63
- Uniform Title
- OECD Environment Working Papers, no.63.
- Subject
- LCCN
- 10.1787/5k3z04gkkhkg-en
- OCLC
- oecd-lib
- Author
Harrison, Kathryn.
- Title
The Political Economy of British Columbia's Carbon Tax [electronic resource] / Kathryn Harrison
- Imprint
Paris : OECD Publishing, 2013.
- Series
OECD Environment Working Papers, 1997-0900 ; no.63
OECD Environment Working Papers, 1997-0900 ; no.63.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Environment
Canada
- Other Standard Identifier
10.1787/5k3z04gkkhkg-en doi