However, the lack of a carbon tax eliminates $5.7 billion in revenue for the province over the next four years, according to their platform. The UCP Platform View document on ScribdArticle Continued Below“Ultimately, there’s no cuts in the overall fiscal plan,” he said. A primary pillar of the UCP’s platform has been the cancellation of the provincial carbon tax. ( Star Calgary )The UCP plan would also remove a cap on oilsands emissions and an NDP plan to phase out high-emisson coal-fired plants by 2030. The UCP plan also doesn’t account for possible revenue generated by the federal carbon tax because the UCP plans to take Ottawa to court over their carbon plan.

Source: thestar March 30, 2019 21:56 UTC