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By Chris Brown

4.5 cents per litre to be reinstated

Albertans to see gas tax hike on Oct. 1

Sep 22, 2022 | 3:06 PM

A portion of the provincial fuel tax on gasoline and diesel will return next month.

Alberta’s United Conservative government has told retailers to start collecting. 4.5 cents per litre on Oct. 1.

Earlier this year the province suspended the full 13 cents per litre tax in an effort to help Albertans deal with higher fuel costs, tying the relief plan to the average price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil over a four-week period.

When that average was above $90 per barrel, the full 13 cents was suspended. With an average between $85 and $89.99, the fuel tax is set at 4.5 cents per litre, and at nine cents per litre at an average price between $80 and $84.99. The full 13 cents per lite will be reinstated when the average price is below $80 per barrel.

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Over the four weeks leading up to Sept. 15, WTI averaged $89.26.

The fuel tax savings program is updated quarterly, and the government will provide another program update in December.