B.C. tabling legislation to kill consumer carbon price for April 1 [Video]

British Columbia’s government says it will table legislation on Monday that eliminates the consumer carbon tax in the province.

It says in a statement that the tax will be removed April 1, and it is notifying fuel sellers and natural gas retailers now so they stop collecting the tax as of that date.

B.C. Premier David Eby said earlier this month that the province would kill the consumer tax after Prime Minister Mark Carney made the same announcement about the federal tax.

The statement says that while the government is removing the carbon tax on people, it will continue to ensure big industrial emitters pay their fair share through the carbon-pricing system.

Eby said on March 14 when he made the announcement that people have less money and …