“We know that the federal carbon tax will increase the cost to heat your home, fuel your car and feed your family, and we know that these added costs will especially impact vulnerable populations, such as seniors,” said Minister Phillips. “More than this, the carbon tax will have an effect on the institutions that provide essential and life-saving services to seniors, including hospitals, nursing homes and retirement homes.”
This is the second day with the carbon tax and the financial burden is already making an impact on seniors’ pocketbooks, seniors’ centres and other essential services that seniors across the province rely upon. It will cost a typical household an extra $258 a year in 2019 and this will rise to $648 by 2022.
“Many seniors in Ontario live on a fixed income and every dollar counts,” said Minister Cho. “Adding any additional costs to seniors’ pocketbooks will affect their daily budgets and impact their ability to live active and engaged lives.”
Higher heating costs due to the federal carbon tax will also have an impact on Ontario’s seniors’ centres and organizations that offer many of the support services older adults require to remain active and socially engaged in their communities. Additionally, the cost of operating the approximately 750 retirement homes, which are home to over 55,000 seniors in Ontario, may increase, and further put a strain on older adults’ ability to choose where they want to live.
The government remains committed to fighting the federal government’s plan to impose a carbon tax on the people of Ontario, it was stated.
The federal carbon tax on fuels came into effect on April 1, 2019. It will increase the price of gasoline in Ontario by 4.4 cents per litre. This will rise to 6.6 cents in 2020, 8.8 cents in 2021, and 11.1 cents per litre in April 2022.
Full story available here: https://www.weeklyvoice.com/cost-of-livi...arbon-tax/
This is the second day with the carbon tax and the financial burden is already making an impact on seniors’ pocketbooks, seniors’ centres and other essential services that seniors across the province rely upon. It will cost a typical household an extra $258 a year in 2019 and this will rise to $648 by 2022.
“Many seniors in Ontario live on a fixed income and every dollar counts,” said Minister Cho. “Adding any additional costs to seniors’ pocketbooks will affect their daily budgets and impact their ability to live active and engaged lives.”
Higher heating costs due to the federal carbon tax will also have an impact on Ontario’s seniors’ centres and organizations that offer many of the support services older adults require to remain active and socially engaged in their communities. Additionally, the cost of operating the approximately 750 retirement homes, which are home to over 55,000 seniors in Ontario, may increase, and further put a strain on older adults’ ability to choose where they want to live.
The government remains committed to fighting the federal government’s plan to impose a carbon tax on the people of Ontario, it was stated.
The federal carbon tax on fuels came into effect on April 1, 2019. It will increase the price of gasoline in Ontario by 4.4 cents per litre. This will rise to 6.6 cents in 2020, 8.8 cents in 2021, and 11.1 cents per litre in April 2022.
Full story available here: https://www.weeklyvoice.com/cost-of-livi...arbon-tax/
