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Canada’s Northwest Territories to implement C$20 carbon tax in July 2019

Published 00:25 on July 12, 2018  /  Last updated at 00:25 on July 12, 2018  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes

The Northwest Territories (NWT) will begin taxing carbon-based fuels in July 2019 at a rate in line with the federal government’s pan-Canadian framework, it announced Wednesday, with an accompanying rebate system designed to defray the costs for residents of the remote subarctic jurisdiction.
The Northwest Territories (NWT) will begin taxing carbon-based fuels in July 2019 at a rate in line with the federal government’s pan-Canadian framework, it announced Wednesday, with an accompanying rebate system designed to defray the costs for residents of the remote subarctic jurisdiction.


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