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2024-04-24 13:58:30 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 39BDF0840F9EA572CBA27AAEC0AB1684A89A656475B6402517E493FE78E28874
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Statistics Canada estimates that the Carbon Tax, overall, increases the price of food by 0.3%. In this case, that’s far more than 1/10th of a cent on a box of cereal. The 3 cent hike represents a 23% hike in the existing tax, plus GST. https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/carbon-pricing-101-what-today-s-increase-could-mean-for-you-1.6828678#:~:text=The%20amounts%20vary%20by%20industry,per%20cent%20since%20its%20inception.
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