Other Republicans from farm country balked at the move, and in the end, Senate agricultural committee chair John Boozman convinced Grassley to drop the amendment. The Senate voted to pass the bill, a ...

Calling it the “quiet” carbon tax that “Canadians don’t always see, but we certainly all pay,” Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe’s government paused that province’s industrial levy on April 1 in a move ...

Before the implementation of GST on July 1, 2017, tractors and most agri-implements were exempt from excise duties and subject to only 4-6 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT), depending on the state.

“In our opinion, Connecticut farmers would benefit significantly by raising the personal property tax exemption for farm machinery from $100,000 to $500,000 indexed annually,” Larson states.

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According to the federal government, the consumer carbon price currently added 17.6 cents to each litre of gasoline. Diesel and gasoline used in tractors, combines and other farm machinery has long ...

APAS has been a vocal critic of the carbon tax. The organization argued farmers faced significant cost increases for barn heating, grain drying, and electricity generation. In 2023, APAS initially ...

Smith had also previously called on Ottawa to give an exemption for farmers using propane to dry grain and natural gas to heat barns. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe did not immediately respond to a ...

A Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Cbam) is due to be implemented by the government from 1 January 2027, leading to higher fertiliser costs on farm.

Farmers don’t have an exemption from this carbon tax and it will increase the price of gasoline by up to 17 cents per litre and the price of diesel up to 16 cents per litre by 2030, according to ...

Most economists view carbon taxation as the optimal policy for pushing carbon-intensive industries to lower their emissions 2. Carbon taxes also bring in revenue to help finance the green transition.