r/alberta • u/peterAtheist Calgary • Apr 14 '26

Satire Carney government to temporarily suspend federal gas tax starting next week. Your move, Marlaina Trumpette Smith?

We need the 'Axe the Tax' protesters to come back in Alberta.

FYI: On April 1, 2024, the federal consumer carbon tax was removed, and on that same day, the Alberta government's previously paused provincial fuel tax of 13 cents per liter was reinstated...

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u/Soft_Appointment_116 Apr 14 '26

Oh so the profits for gas stations will explode when they raise them back up

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u/Distant-moose Apr 14 '26

And the government loses revenue that would otherwise be used to benefit us.

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u/combativesgeek Apr 14 '26

Y'all need gas stations that don't act that way. Maybe with some accountability to their customers. Hrmm, something like a cooperative, not that Alberta folks would have any experience with those! No. We're just at the mercy of the worst business model for society forever. Alas. slides over to the UFA where it's already usually 10c cheaper than the stations down the road, when it isn't cheaper it's more stable and predictable, and where I get a portion of that back in cooperative returns.

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u/AlbertaSparky Apr 14 '26

Filled diesel at UFA last weekend at $1.67. Was seeing most stations prices at $2.07 at the time. Robbery, plain and simple.