Opposition MLA's and many Albertans are wringing their hands with worry over the Province's new Carbon Tax set to take effect January 1, 2017.

The NDP used their majority in the legislature to push through the legislation before breaking for the summer on Monday.

Highwood MLA Wayne Anderson says he's never been given a straight answer by the government about how the money will be used to reduce carbon emissions.

"When they finally did have an answer, it was so out to lunch that we didn't understand it. I think they said we'd see (reductions) of 20 to 30 megatonnes per year. But in British Columbia where this revenue neutral tax is in place, they apparently only reduce their carbon footprint by two to three million tonnes (per year). So I'm not sure whether their numbers were made up, or whatever. But it looks like this is nothing but a tax grab. It's a wealth transfer tax. And it really is what it is, it's a hidden PST (Provincial Sales Tax)."

Anderson says he was also disappointed the Province turned down a Wildrose amendment to the bill that would have seen registered charities get a break from paying the carbon tax.

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