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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Some West Side Motorists Get Gas Tax Refund

In honour of Gas Tax Honesty Day, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation pointing out how much we pay in taxes when we fill up.  Atlantic Director Kevin Lacey in Saint John to pay for the gas taxes of the few city motorists and he tells us nearly 30 per cent of the price of gas is taxes.
He says he doesn't think a lot of people know that and the ambition of the campaign to bring attention to how much gas tax people are actually paying when they buy gas.
Lacey says drivers in New Brunswick will spend an extra 6 cents a litre thanks to an increase in the excise tax by the Alward government.