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TORONTO — Motorists and most homeowners in Ontario will be among those to feel the first effects of the Liberal government’s cap-and-trade plan, paying more for gasoline and natural gas.

Premier Kathleen Wynne revealed some of the impacts on consumers Wednesday, such as an increase of about 4.3 cents a litre on gas and about $5 more per month on residential natural gas, before the legislation enabling cap-and-trade was to be introduced.

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“The cost of doing nothing is much, much higher than the cost of going forward and reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” she said.

More details are expected to come Thursday as the government tables its budget, but the government indicated Wednesday that some large polluters will be given temporary allowances.

Revenue from the cap-and-trade auction set for next year will be used to “protect” consumers from an electricity rate hike and could even lead to rates going down, Wynne said, adding she expects the program won’t increase electricity costs for the industrial and commercial sectors.