Premier critical of changes to carbon pricing

The federal government announced changes to its carbon-pricing plan, and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe took to Twitter to voice his disapproval.

The announcement would increase the subsidy from 70 per cent to 90 percent on the tax paid by companies in steel, cement, lime, and nitrogen fertilizer.

Here’s an analysis from Saskatchewan on the ‘new’ carbon tax:

Previous Made-in-Ottawa Carbon Tax:
- does nothing for the environment
- reduces jobs
- takes money from families

New, Watered-down Made-in-Ottawa Carbon Tax:
- See Above https://t.co/AitujpswKL

— Scott Moe (@PremierScottMoe) August 1, 2018

Moe also said it's a sign the federal Liberals agreed their initial plan would hurt Canadian competitiveness in the international market.

After 2 years of saying that a carbon tax would not affect Canada’s competitiveness and hurt our economy, the fed govt just admitted that it actually will.

They have announced they will now reduce the amount of tax companies are required to pay on their greenhouse gas emissions. https://t.co/RJp8BiHNi6

— Scott Moe (@PremierScottMoe) August 1, 2018