The Government of Alberta is addressing high energy prices by reducing its tax on gasoline.
Premier Jason Kenney says the price consumers pay at the pump will drop by 13 cents a litre on April 1 for both gasoline and diesel fuel. Also starting April 1, the provincial government will deliver a $150 rebate on electricity bills to residents of Alberta.
Alberta drivers are currently facing onerous gas prices due to global demand and the war in Ukraine — stations are selling fuel at between $1.50 and $2.00 a litre.
Premier Kenney had initially declined to offer any relief from high energy prices, saying it
didn't make sense given that the federal government was set to hike the carbon tax at gas pumps by three cents per litre on April 1.
Kenney initially said he would offer financial relief to Albertans if the federal government pulled back on its planned hike of the carbon tax.
“We've decided to go ahead anyway because Albertans simply need the relief,” Kenney said at a news conference on March 7.
Opposition politicians in Alberta had called on the provincial government to act on high gasoline prices as well as swiftly rising utility bills, which are hurting consumers’ finances.
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