It's now just three weeks until the NDP's provincial carbon tax will rise, and some in Airdrie are greatly worried about it.

Airdrie MLA Angela Pitt says the United Conservative Party continue to scratch their heads at  what she deems a meaningless tax.

"It's the very fact that it's going to make life a whole lot less affordable for Albertans. I've already received tons of phone calls from constituents over the last year that have felt the initial implementation of the carbon tax."

The increase to the levy from $20 a tonne to $30, will mean an additional 2.24 cents per litre on fuel prices, 2.68 cents on diesel and an extra 50 cents per gigajoule to your heating bill, but Pitt says the costs will mean higher prices for virtually everything for the everyday Albertan.

In Airdrie, Pitt says she has heard complaints from numerous people who say they're still reeling from the extra costs brought about by the introduction of the tax last January.

She says Senior Citizens have brought the most complaints to her as they are on fixed incomes and despite the province's rebates, Pitt says it's just a drop in the bucket for them.

Pitt shares one heartbreaking story of a Senior Citizen who had to make tough decisions to combat the tax last year.

"She goes 'I'm in a position where now, buying fresh fruits and vegetables are a luxury'. The saddest part to this whole story is, she has to take her grandkids out for a special outing on their birthday and that's what has been cut from her budget. Her quality of life has been impacted by the implementation of this carbon tax."

The Carbon Tax has already become the biggest platform issue for the United Conservative Party who are looking to overthrow the NDP government in the 2019 election.

"The government can't produce any evidence that it is working anywhere at any time," says Pitt, "it's simply a cash grab. There has been little innovation that we've heard about that this government is actually doing with this money. This will be something that our members support scrapping in 2019."

Even if the UCP are successful in repealing the Carbon Tax, they would still have to battle the Federal Liberals who are mandating a price on carbon from all provinces come 2018.

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