Alberta’s Finance Minister Travis Toews announced Dec. 20 that the province would suspend the full provincial fuel tax for six months, starting Jan. 1.
That means Albertans will save 13 cents per litre on gasoline and diesel for the first half of the new year, Toews said. That’s an estimated $440 total for people driving pickup trucks and fueling once weekly, or up to $300 for cars or SUVs.
“Reducing the cost of fuel benefits all Alberta drivers. It becomes more affordable to transport goods and products, to go to work and visit loved ones, to run errands and drive children to school,” Toews said in a statement….