The 24th annual Gas Tax Honesty Report (GTH) was released Thursday by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF)..The report shows all the hidden taxes Saskatchewan drivers pay when they go to the fuel pumps..Franco Terrazzano, federal director of the CTF, said the hidden taxes make the fuel price significantly higher and the government could provide some relief..“Politicians’ hidden taxes are making soaring gas prices even more painful. Federal and provincial politicians could provide significant relief right now by cutting the big tax bill Saskatchewan drivers pay at the pumps,” said Terrazzano..Terrazzano calls on Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe to provide tax relief, just as Premier Jason Kenney did in Alberta. .“The Alberta government just stepped up by providing gas tax relief and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe needs to do the same,” said Terrazzano..The GTH Report shows Saskatchewanians that 26% of the fuel price comes from gas taxes, which means for every litre of gasoline 44 cents is tax..When Saskatchewanians fill up, they pay four different types of gas taxes..The federal government adds two taxes on every litre..The federal gas tax costs drivers an extra 1.8 cents per litre and the carbon tax adds 11.1 cents per litre which the federal government raised three times during the pandemic..Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to continue raising the carbon tax to 37.6 cents per litre by 2030..Trudeau announced a second carbon tax, which adds an extra 11 cents per litre by 2030..All these gas taxes combined mean that in 2030, Saskatchewanians will pay 83.5 cents per litre. .Terrazzano said Trudeau is tone-deaf to Canadians about the gas and carbon taxes..“Taxes already cost Canadians big time at the pumps and Trudeau’s two carbon taxes could soak drivers for nearly 50 cents per litre by 2030,” said Terrazzano. .“It’s extremely tone-deaf for Trudeau to keep raising the carbon tax when Canadians can barely afford to fuel up their cars now.”
The 24th annual Gas Tax Honesty Report (GTH) was released Thursday by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF)..The report shows all the hidden taxes Saskatchewan drivers pay when they go to the fuel pumps..Franco Terrazzano, federal director of the CTF, said the hidden taxes make the fuel price significantly higher and the government could provide some relief..“Politicians’ hidden taxes are making soaring gas prices even more painful. Federal and provincial politicians could provide significant relief right now by cutting the big tax bill Saskatchewan drivers pay at the pumps,” said Terrazzano..Terrazzano calls on Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe to provide tax relief, just as Premier Jason Kenney did in Alberta. .“The Alberta government just stepped up by providing gas tax relief and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe needs to do the same,” said Terrazzano..The GTH Report shows Saskatchewanians that 26% of the fuel price comes from gas taxes, which means for every litre of gasoline 44 cents is tax..When Saskatchewanians fill up, they pay four different types of gas taxes..The federal government adds two taxes on every litre..The federal gas tax costs drivers an extra 1.8 cents per litre and the carbon tax adds 11.1 cents per litre which the federal government raised three times during the pandemic..Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to continue raising the carbon tax to 37.6 cents per litre by 2030..Trudeau announced a second carbon tax, which adds an extra 11 cents per litre by 2030..All these gas taxes combined mean that in 2030, Saskatchewanians will pay 83.5 cents per litre. .Terrazzano said Trudeau is tone-deaf to Canadians about the gas and carbon taxes..“Taxes already cost Canadians big time at the pumps and Trudeau’s two carbon taxes could soak drivers for nearly 50 cents per litre by 2030,” said Terrazzano. .“It’s extremely tone-deaf for Trudeau to keep raising the carbon tax when Canadians can barely afford to fuel up their cars now.”
