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Albertans filling their tanks may soon be saving cash as the province’s gas tax holiday starts today.
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holiday → fill → cash
Premier Danielle Smith’s government is pausing its tax of 13 cents per litre on gasoline and diesel until the end of the year to ease the pressure of high everyday costs.
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government → pause → costs
It comes as the oil-rich province’s treasury reaps the benefit of steep global energy prices.
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treasury → come → prices
Eligible adults also have until the end of October to apply online for $100 fuel tax rebates that started rolling out in July.
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adults → have → July
Smith had said the province went with payments out of concern that tax cuts don’t always get passed on to consumers.
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cuts → say → consumers
Smith later acknowledged Albertans weren’t happy with the rebate program.
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Albertans → acknowledge → program
The online application portal was criticized by some as invasive and onerous, although the government tweaked the process to try to make it smoother.
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it → criticize → process
On the heals of a projected $2-billion budget surplus, Smith ditched the rebate, and reverted to cutting the fuel tax until the end of the year.
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Smith → project → year
Alberta’s fuel tax suspension will cost government coffers far more than the rebate.
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suspension → cost → rebate
The province estimates it will forego $350-million in revenue in the coming three months.
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it → estimate → months
Nearly 3.4 million adult Albertans are eligible for the rebate, but Finance Minister Jason Nixon said Wednesday only about 1.5 million people have applied.
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people → say → rebate
Nixon previously said he’s not entirely confident the tax cut will be passed on to consumers.
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cut → say → consumers
But he has said the low number of rebate applications made it clear the government couldn’t dole out the cash efficiently.
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government → say → cash
The federal government has also stepped up to try to help Canadians dealing with the high cost of living.
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government → step → living
It has extended its fuel excise tax relief until the end of January, which is expected to save drivers up to 10 cents a litre on gas, or four cents per litre on diesel.
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which → extend → diesel
Albertans are already paying less, on average, than drivers across the country.
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Albertans → pay → country
On Wednesday, the Canadian Automobile Association pegged the average price of gas in Canada at $1.77 per litre.
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Association → peg → litre
The gas price tracking website GasBuddy, as of Wednesday afternoon, estimated Alberta’s average to be $1.67 per litre.
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average → track → litre
Fuel prices have soared since the U.S. war on Iran began in late February, choking the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane at the mouth of the Persian Gulf.
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war → soar → Gulf
The impact has turned Alberta’s finances around.
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impact → turn → finances
Its budget is heavily dependent on oil exports, and before the conflict in the Middle East, was predicting a $9.4-billion deficit this fiscal year.
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budget → predict → deficit
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