4 Other Indirect Taxes

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[Verse 1]
When you buy your gas and feel that sting
There's a carbon price on everything
Federal fuel charge leads the way
Making polluters have to pay
From coast to coast the rates align
Fighting climate change by design

[Chorus]
Four taxes you should know by heart
Carbon, excise, luxury, digital part
C-E-L-D remember the code
Four indirect taxes on this road
They're collected at the source
Adding revenue with legislative force

[Verse 2]
Pour a drink or light a smoke
Cannabis too will make you broke
Excise duties take their share
On alcohol, tobacco, and mary jane's care
Per unit charged, the rates are set
Sin taxes in the government's net

[Chorus]
Four taxes you should know by heart
Carbon, excise, luxury, digital part
C-E-L-D remember the code
Four indirect taxes on this road
They're collected at the source
Adding revenue with legislative force

[Verse 3]
Bought a yacht or fancy car
Private jet to travel far
Luxury tax will find you there
Select items beyond compare
Over thresholds you will pay
Ten percent more comes into play

[Bridge]
Digital giants hear the call
Google, Netflix, Amazon all
Three percent on revenue earned
Digital services tax has turned
The tables on the tech elite
Making global profits complete

[Chorus]
Four taxes you should know by heart
Carbon, excise, luxury, digital part
C-E-L-D remember the code
Four indirect taxes on this road
They're collected at the source
Adding revenue with legislative force

[Outro]
Carbon pricing, excise too
Luxury and digital through
Four indirect taxes standing strong
In Canadian tax law's song

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