Rebate debate: Will federal cheques offset the carbon tax?
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Nova Scotia’s utility regulator says the cost of gasoline will go up by 18 cents per litre as of next weekend.
Idling in a construction zone or waiting at a long traffic light will still be aggravating after Saturday, but it will also be a lot more expensive.
With gas prices alone jumping about 18 cents the first week of July, it will prove to be a painful time at the pumps, but the federal government says its quarterly rebate cheques will ease the pain.
How much you get depends on where you live.
A detailed provincial breakdown is available through Revenue Canada's website.
The payments will go out on the fifteenth of April, July, October and January.
A single person in Nova Scotia will get a cheque for $124 four times a year, while a family of four with children under 18 will collect $248, just shy of a thousand-dollars total.
Individuals in New Brunswick will see quarterly cheques of $92, and with a family, $184.
