Hello #cdnpoli and #cdnecon! @BrettDolter @GK_Fellows and I have an exciting announcement. We've been working on figuring out the costs of #carbon pricing for Canadian households. 1/?
We are happy to announce the launch of our new, interactive website: carbontaxcosts.ca. You can compare costs by energy source, and different rebate types by province and income decile, and net returns (rebates less costs). 2/? 
The rebate types are: lump sum payment, means-tested sales tax (GST/HST) credit increase, sales tax (GST) rate decrease, and increased basic exemption for personal income taxes. 3/?
For example, here's a comparison of a lump-sum rebate to a means-tested sales tax credit for BC's lowest income group. We offer two comparison visuals. 4/?
You can also do inter-province comparisons. Here's BC and AB, comparing costs, rebates and net returns for a lump-sum transfer and the lowest income group. 5/?
You can also compare different carbon tax levels: $50/tonne, $110/tonne and $170/tonne. 6/?
The website is useful for comparing: effects across the income distribution; different revenue-recycling policies; how revenue recycling affects different income groups; and how energy use, costs and rebates differ across provinces. 7/?
Our methods are summarised on the website; for details see our @SP_Inst working paper: institute.smartprosperity.ca/node/3390 8/?
This is a work in progress, and we'll be adding additional functionality soon. Feedback welcome! Also, major thanks to @SP_Inst for funding this research and the website. /fin
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