British Columbia's LNG Tax Plan Drawing Fire for Future Tax Hike

摘要

The ink was hardly dry on British Columbia's preliminary LNG export tax plan before coming under fire from global LNG heavyweight Royal Dutch Shell, a key player in the province's race to get gas to Asian markets from Canada's West Coast. The British Columbia government had hoped that by providing some financial clarity in its trial balloon tax plan, companies might be galvanized into making final investment decisions (NGW Jan.20'14).