British Columbia delaying LNG tax decision to fall

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Vancouver—Legislation to establish a tax regime for an LNG industry in the Canadian province of British Columbia is unlikely to be introduced until the fall, a year behind the original goal, Finance Minister Mike de Jong said, although industry leaders and analysts doubt the delay will drive away prospective investors In a surprise disclosure Thursday that the details will not be included, as expected, in the British Columbia budget February 18, de Jong told reporters a broad framework on specific tax rates could be announced this spring, but it won’t become law until “around the fall.”