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Consumer taxes are included in the price of things you buy. British Columbia has consumer taxes on things including tobacco, motor fuels, and short-term accommodations.  
Consumer taxes are included in the price of things you buy. British Columbia has consumer taxes on things including tobacco, motor fuels, and short-term accommodations.  


Carbon Tax is a consumer tax on the use of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas that put carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The tax is $20 per tonne of carbon. You pay a carbon tax when you buy gas for your vehicle.
Carbon tax is a consumer tax on the use of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas that put carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The tax is $20 per tonne of carbon. You pay a carbon tax when you buy gas for your vehicle.


==What are business taxes?==
==What are business taxes?==