The federal carbon tax is going up this April, causing some concern for Saskatchewan residents.

On April 1 that rate will increase from $65/tonne to $80/tonne, an increase of over 23 per cent.

Franco Tarrazzano, the federal director of the Canadian Taxpayer's Federation, says that the increase will affect affordability.

"It's going to make life even more expensive for people who are already struggling. It's such a tone-deaf tax hike from the Trudeau government and you know the Prime Minister likes to claim that he's working to make life more affordable. But if he really cared about making life more affordable for Canadians, then there is no way that he would hike his carbon tax again."

Tarrazzano says those costs will affect fuel prices and lead to a cost for consumers.

"After the April 1 Trudeau carbon tax hike, the carbon tax will cost $0.17 a liter of gasoline, $0.21 per liter of diesel, and $0.15 per cubic meter of natural gas. These are, according to the Parliamentary budget officer, the government's own independent budget watchdog, the carbon tax will cost the average family in Saskatchewan $525 more than what they get back in rebates."

In the PBO's report, they cite both direct costs and the rebate as well as economic effects on households such as employment and investment.

Some groups have criticized the report, calling it inaccurate because it does not take into effect the cost of climate change for Canada.

Tarrazzano says they've seen that Canadians are not supportive of the carbon tax.

"In Saskatchewan and Manitoba, 76 per cent of people are against the upcoming carbon tax hike and that's from Leger poll commissioned by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. So 76% of people living in Manitoba, Saskatchewan are against the upcoming carbon tax Increase."

"You've seen seven I believe now provincial premiers speak out against the upcoming carbon tax increase, so it's good to see premiers fighting the Trudeau government's carbon tax increase. The reason that premiers are fighting the hike is because they know that their constituents cannot afford another carbon tax increase."