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Old 29-06-2011, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by supernova1965 View Post

The way I see it this government is looking to the future long term not the electoral cycle if it were the electoral cycle they would be doing the "POPULAR" thing to get reelected. This tax is not aimed at the battlers it is aimed at the emiters of CO2 and that is why the compensation will be there to ensure it doesn't impact on those least able to afford it.
How does a tax on carbon reduce CO2 emissions?
The producers pass on that tax to the consumer. The consumer gets compensated and uses as much product as they did to start with.

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