Americas > Republican lawmaker’s US carbon fee plan set to clash with party’s anti-tax push

Republican lawmaker’s US carbon fee plan set to clash with party’s anti-tax push

Published 19:51 on July 17, 2018  /  Last updated at 23:09 on July 17, 2018  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, US

Debates over a nationwide US carbon tax are heating up this week as a Republican lawmaker’s proposal to phase out environmental regulations in favour of a CO2 fee circulated on Tuesday, while other GOP lawmakers moved closer to voting on a symbolic anti-carbon tax resolution.
Debates over a nationwide US carbon tax are heating up this week as a Republican lawmaker’s proposal to phase out environmental regulations in favour of a CO2 fee circulated on Tuesday, while other GOP lawmakers moved closer to voting on a symbolic anti-carbon tax resolution.


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