SASKATOON, SK: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to scrap the carbon tax, which is set to increase April 1.

“If Trudeau cares about making life more affordable, then at the very least he wouldn’t hike his carbon tax again,” said Gage Haubrich, CTF Prairie Director. “The Parliamentary Budget Officer is clear: the carbon tax costs the average Saskatchewan family hundreds of dollars more every year than they get back in rebates.”

The federal carbon tax is set to increase to 17 cents per litre of gasoline, 21 cents per litre of diesel and 15 cents per cubic metre of natural gas on April 1.

The carbon tax will cost the average Saskatchewan family $525 a year more than they get back in rebates, according to the PBO.

In Saskatchewan and Manitoba, 76 per cent of individuals oppose the April 1 carbon tax increase, according to a Leger poll commissioned by the CTF.

“The carbon tax makes it more expensive to fuel our cars and fill our fridges.” Haubrich said. “Trudeau should listen to Saskatchewanians and stop hiking taxes that make our lives more expensive.”