The countdown is on. It’s 17 days until the next potential capitulation by a government trying to plug the drain that’s sucking its re-election into a death spiral.
Expect the carbon tax boost set for April Fool’s Day to be axed. And you can credit beer for the move.
When Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland chopped a planned beer excise tax hike(opens in a new tab) to two per cent from 4.5 per cent and froze future increases until after the next election, it almost guaranteed a similar carbon tax move in the offing.
