As one state suspends gas taxes to save money at the pump, others are reinstating them.
The Manitoba government announced that starting Monday, motorists will no longer have to pay a 14 cents per liter fuel tax for the next six months.
The state announced it had introduced the measure to help motorists with inflation.
Meanwhile, the Alberta government is reintroducing a gas tax that was suspended about two years ago.
Starting Monday, Alberta motorists will pay a tax of nine cents per liter at the pump.
Alberta said the nine-cent fee is lower than the 13-cent fee drivers were paying before the suspension.
Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner said the tax rate is based on the average price of oil.
He said Albertans can expect to save some or all of their fuel taxes if West Texas Intermediate prices average $80 a barrel.
“Alberta’s fuel tax is a predictable source of revenue for the province and helps offset fluctuations in other revenue sources,” Horner said in a December news release.
The state said it plans to release an update on fuel taxes in the spring.
In Ontario, the provincial government is extending a gas tax cut until June, meaning motorists will continue to pay nine cents a liter.
Opposition parties in British Columbia and Saskatchewan are seeking gas tax relief, but both provinces have refused.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 1, 2023.