Metro Vancouver drivers will likely continue taking it in the gas when filling their vehicles, according to analysts, as prices at the pump are expected to hit 241.9 cents per litre Friday, smashing the region’s record yet again..As of Thursday morning, gas was 145.9 per litre in Edmonton, 153.9 in Toronto, and 168.9 in Montreal. Metro Vancouver’s pump prices were listed at 239.9, continuing the trend of drivers in the area paying the highest gas prices in the country..Thursday's prices saw a five cent jump from Wednesday, and Gas Wizard anticipates another two cent rise on Friday..Experts credit the high prices, at least in part, to major refineries undergoing maintenance..And then there’s taxes..A graphic from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation shows how British Columbians are taxed on gas purchases, with Metro Vancouver drivers paying more than 73 centre per litre in taxes alone.. Metro Vancouver gas taxes .BC Premier John Horgan previously said it’s easy for people to “declare taxes are the problem.”.“Those taxes go to building the roads, providing the transit, and making sure our infrastructure is as modern as it can be,” he said..Without Metro Vancouver’s gas taxes, drivers would be paying significantly less than $2 per litre..In addition to astronomically high pump prices, British Columbians were recently hit with an increase to their home gas bills as a result of "global market conditions."
Metro Vancouver drivers will likely continue taking it in the gas when filling their vehicles, according to analysts, as prices at the pump are expected to hit 241.9 cents per litre Friday, smashing the region’s record yet again..As of Thursday morning, gas was 145.9 per litre in Edmonton, 153.9 in Toronto, and 168.9 in Montreal. Metro Vancouver’s pump prices were listed at 239.9, continuing the trend of drivers in the area paying the highest gas prices in the country..Thursday's prices saw a five cent jump from Wednesday, and Gas Wizard anticipates another two cent rise on Friday..Experts credit the high prices, at least in part, to major refineries undergoing maintenance..And then there’s taxes..A graphic from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation shows how British Columbians are taxed on gas purchases, with Metro Vancouver drivers paying more than 73 centre per litre in taxes alone.. Metro Vancouver gas taxes .BC Premier John Horgan previously said it’s easy for people to “declare taxes are the problem.”.“Those taxes go to building the roads, providing the transit, and making sure our infrastructure is as modern as it can be,” he said..Without Metro Vancouver’s gas taxes, drivers would be paying significantly less than $2 per litre..In addition to astronomically high pump prices, British Columbians were recently hit with an increase to their home gas bills as a result of "global market conditions."
