The carbon tax will cost Alberta school boards an extra $8 million to $12 million this year, and as much as $18 million next year, according to a government briefing note obtained by the official Opposition.
The May 2016 briefing note to Education Minister David Eggen, released Friday by the Wildrose, estimates transportation will cost the province’s 61 school boards an additional $1.8 million in the 2017 calendar year, and $2.7 million more in 2018 compared to 2016, before the levy took effect.
The tax, intended to encourage a reduction in fuel consumption, is an environmentally responsible step students expect from government, said Eggen’s spokeswoman, Lindsay Harvey
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