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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. Carbon tax rates are based on $30 per tonne of | 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. Carbon tax rates are based on $30 per tonne of carbon dioxide put into the atmosphere. You pay a carbon tax when you buy gas for your vehicle. | ||
==What are business taxes?== | ==What are business taxes?== |