Rural municipalities question the effectiveness of a recent directive to force energy companies to pay their property taxes
The Alberta Energy Regulator is a provincial regulatory body tasked to deal with unpaid municipal taxes by oil and gas companies. The provincial auditor says it is not being accountable, landowner advocacy groups claim it’s not following legislation and First Nations want it disbanded.Tag Archives Danielle Smith
Making the case for renewable energy
It is natural gas electricity generation with the exorbitant added cost of carbon capture and storage that will be uncompetitive and heavily subsidized by taxpayers.
Alta. gov’t disputes oil tax plan criticism
Alberta’s energy ministry has disputed claims by a rural municipal leader that the government’s plan to ensure oil and gas companies pay their delinquent taxes is flawed. “Remember when we were at RMA (Rural Municipalities of Alberta), everybody heard about when we came back from RMA about the oil companies had to pay their back […] Read more
