Close to three-quarters of Canadians say that they believe businesses pass on some or a majority of the cost of the industrial carbon tax to consumers, according to a recent Leger survey.
The survey, commissioned by the Taxpayers Federation, asked Canadians how much of the industrial carbon tax businesses pass on to consumers.
The survey results found that 44 percent believed businesses pass on the majority of the cost of the tax, while 26 percent said they believed businesses pass along a share of the costs to consumers, and also paid some of the cost.
Of those surveyed, 9 percent said they believed businesses paid the brunt of the cost of the carbon tax. Another 21 percent said they were unsure….