For or against a carbon tax on fuel?
A carbon tax on fuel weighs on people who live far from everything.
- Raise it, it's the most effective signal
- Keep it, but give the money back to low-income households
- Replace it with support for innovation
- Scrap it: fuel is already taxed enough
What's at stake: The debate is about how effective a carbon price is, weighed against its unfairness for those with no alternative to the car.
The left's argument
Taxing carbon cuts emissions the most, as long as the money goes back to low earners.
The centre's argument
Keep the tax, but give the money raised back to low-income and rural households.
The right's argument
Fuel is already heavily taxed: raising the bill hits those who have to drive.
And you, where do you stand?
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