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Prince George drivers can expect to pay about 17 cents less per litre at the pumps now that the province has removed its carbon tax.
the City of Prince George said it had yet to calculate the expected savings from the end of the consumer carbon tax. During last year’s provincial election campaign, Premier David Eby said he’d
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The BC Legislature has passed legislation eliminating the province’s consumer carbon tax. The legislation passed around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 1. About seven hours later, The Citizen observed that some Prince George gas stations had already reflected the situation, dropping their listed price around 17.5 cents per litre, while others remained the same. As the legislation passed so late, there was little time for public reaction by The Citizen’s press time. Gasoline will drop 17.61 cents per litre, acc Natural gas costs will go down by 15.25 cents per cubic metre The cost of propane will go down 12.38 cents per litre. Savings will also be realized omn aviation fuel, jet fuel, methanol, butane, methane, peat and more. Reached by email, a spokesperson for
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