Manitoba government extending gas tax holiday until end of the year

Sep 27, 2024

Share
Share
Tweet

The Manitoba government is extending the provincial fuel-tax holiday till the end of the year. A person fills up at a gas station in Mississauga, Ont., Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

 

The Manitoba government is extending the provincial fuel-tax holiday until the end of the year.

It’s the second time the government has extended the temporary tax break since introducing it in January.

The suspension of the 14-cents-a-litre tax was set to expire at the end of the month.

Premier Wab Kinew says the tax holiday on gasoline and diesel for motor vehicles will be extended until Dec. 31.

It was among the first measures the NDP government enacted after winning the provincial election last October, as a way to help people with the rising cost of living.

Kinew says the tax break saves pickup truck drivers about $14 every time they fuel up.

“We know Manitobans are still struggling with the impact of interest rates and grocery prices, so we’re going to continue to step up,” Kinew said in a release Wednesday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 25, 2024.

Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press

  • 0081 OSY 2024 hockey draft
    0081 OSY 2024 hockey draft
  • 0080 Turnbull Clarence 25 years
    0080 Turnbull Clarence 25 years
  • 0077 Caprice Resources Stand Up For Free Speech
    0077 Caprice Resources Stand Up For Free Speech
  • 0076 Latus only
    0076 Latus only
  • 0061 SIMSA 2024 For Sask Buy Sask
    0061 SIMSA 2024 For Sask Buy Sask
  • 0058 Royal Helium Steveville opens anonymous rocket
    0058 Royal Helium Steveville opens anonymous rocket
  • 0055 Smart Power Be Smart with your Power office
    0055 Smart Power Be Smart with your Power office
  • 0051 JML Hiring Pumpjack assembly
    0051 JML Hiring Pumpjack assembly
  • 0049 Scotsburn Dental soft guitar
    0049 Scotsburn Dental soft guitar
  • 0046 City of Estevan This is Estevan
    0046 City of Estevan This is Estevan
  • 0041 DEEP Since 2018 now we are going to build
    0041 DEEP Since 2018 now we are going to build
  • 0032 IWS Summer hiring rock trailer music
  • 0022 Grimes winter hiring
  • 0021 OSY Rentals S8 Promo
  • 0018 IWS Hiring Royal Summer
  • 0013 Panther Drilling PO ad 03 top drive rigs
  • 0011
  • 0006 JK Junior
  • 0002 gilliss casing services
    0002 gilliss casing services
  • 9002 Pipeline Online 30 sec EBEX
    9002 Pipeline Online 30 sec EBEX
  • 9001