Canadian Taxpayers Federation welcomes three-month suspension of provincial fuel tax

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is glad to see the Province put a temporary freeze on a 13-cent-per-litre tax for gasoline and diesel.

Premier Danielle Smith announced Tuesday that her government is suspending the surcharge from October 1st to December 31st, due the rising cost of world oil prices.

Alberta director Kris Sims says the move comes after a failed rebate cheque program introduced in the Summer.

“Only around a third of Albertans even tried to get their own money back. They were having trouble with the website. Some of them weren’t comfortable uploading all of their information online,” Sims contends.