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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is urging Premier Wab Kinew to extend Manitoba’s fuel tax cut after the Gas Tax Honesty Report showed the province has the lowest gas taxes in Canada.
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“Manitobans have the lowest fuel prices in the country because the provincial government made the right move and cut its gas tax,” said Gage Haubrich, CTF Prairie Director. “Premier Wab Kinew needs to extend the gas tax cut so Manitobans can keep saving at the pumps.”
Manitobans currently pay 34 cents per litre in taxes on gasoline. Nationally, the average tax is 60 cents per litre. This includes 17 cents for the federal carbon tax, 10 cents for the federal gas tax, and about seven cents for GST.
Filling up a sedan in Manitoba costs about $22 extra in gasoline taxes. Filling up the same vehicle in Saskatchewan costs $32 extra in taxes. In Ontario, it costs about $36 extra.
The Manitoba government’s 14-cent per litre tax cut, effective since January, was extended until the end of September. Recent polling shows 71% of Manitobans want the tax cut extended, and 68% favour a permanent elimination of the gas tax.
“Manitobans are saving big money compared to their neighbours because they aren’t paying any provincial fuel taxes,” Haubrich said. “Kinew can’t let these savings slip away from Manitobans, he needs to extend the gas tax cut.”
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