The move means that the cost of gas will drop by 10 cents on a litre of gasoline and four cents per litre of diesel starting on Monday and lasting until Labour Day. The fuel tax holiday, which Carney said would also see the four cent per litre excise tax removed on aviation fuel, is expected to cost an estimated $2.4 billion.

One of the aims is to improve the affordability hit we're taking because of the US/Israel war with Iraq.

Does the tax holiday make sense to you? Could it be done better?

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[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Leave the price high. Discourage people burning that stuff

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This relief doesn't help people who are making better choices already.

It should be given to everyone equally, and then people can choose to make better choices to save even more.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Canada doesn't make better choices. The carbon levy was supposed to trigger people to make good choices but we all ran out and bought V8 pickups and Fuck Trudeau flags instead.

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

WE didn't, I made better choices.

[–] No_Maines_Land@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This isn't given to everyone equally. Its given to people who drive.

Instead invest those funds in public and active transit. Things everyone can choose to use, yet are not forced to.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Ontario just invested $30M in a private jet for Doug Ford.

[–] No_Maines_Land@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

A private jet for Doug Ford also does not help those unable to drive or unable to afford to drive.