'Pretty brutal': Gas prices rise as fuel tax is reinstated, carbon price increases
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Gas prices went up in Edmonton on Monday after the province reinstated its fuel tax and the federal government increased its carbon price.
Gas prices went up in Edmonton on Monday after the province reinstated its fuel tax and the federal government increased its carbon price.
The Alberta government fully reinstated its fuel tax — an increase of four cents per litre. The 13-cents-per-litre tax was suspended for 2023 and partially reinstated in January 2024.
The federal government's carbon price on a litre of gasoline will now be 17.6 cents per litre, up 3.3 cents per litre from before.
Some gas stations were charging as high as 159.9 cents a litre in Edmonton on Monday.
"Not so good at all," Barb Turner said of the rising prices as she got gas. "It's just the way of the carbon tax."
Liam, who spent $60 on a full tank, said: "[It's] pretty brutal, man."
"It is what it is. Every day is more expensive and more expensive."
