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The Manitoba Green Party promises to introduce a carbon tax that starts at $50 per tonne, a fare-free public transit system and a guaranteed basic income, if elected to form government.

The party released an outline of its key platform pledges on Friday, with a promise to reveal greater detail of each promise and its price before Manitobans vote in their next government on Sept. 10.

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Manitoba Green Party Leader James Beddome said a Green carbon tax would start at $50 per tonne, then increase by $10 per tonne each year. The revenue would partly be used to fund green alternatives that help Manitobans reduce their reliance on fossil fuels.

“If we’re going to address climate change, there is a cost to it,” said Beddome.

“I think with a Green government, you’d expect to pay a lot more at the pump but you’d expect to save taxes elsewhere,” he added.

Beddome said his party would offset some of its carbon tax with changes to other taxes, which will be specified later.