Ontario premier announces plan to extend provincial gas tax cut for 1 year
CBC
A temporary tax cut intended to help Ontario residents save money at the pumps will be extended for another year, the province's premier announced on Sunday.
Doug Ford said his government intends to table legislation that would leave the tax break that cut gas prices by 5.7 cents a litre in place until the end of 2023. The cut first went into effect on July 1 and was originally due to expire on Dec. 31.
"We know that every dollar helps," said Ford, speaking at a gas station in Toronto's west end. "And this gas tax cut is another way we're delivering savings to Ontario households."
Ford cited inflation and global economic uncertainty as reasons behind the extension, which will also maintain a 5.3-cents-per-litre reduction in the price of diesel fuel.
Ford estimated the tax breaks would save households an average of $195 over the entire 18-month course of the price reduction.
The province's rate of tax on gas and diesel will remain at 9 cents per litre until the end of 2023.
The legislation enshrining the tax cut is due to be tabled on Monday alongside the province's fall economic statement.
In a statement, Interim Ontario NDP Leader Peter Tabuns criticized the move, saying it will "leave folks struggling."
"Ontarians are getting crushed by the skyrocketing cost of groceries, housing and utility bills, and they need more help," Tabuns said. "We should be bringing back and expanding real rent control. We should be doubling social assistance rates. We should be helping people curb their natural gas bills. We should be taking on greedy corporations that are using the guise of inflation to gouge people."
Recent findings from Ontario's financial watchdog suggest the province is in good financial shape.
A report two weeks ago from the Financial Accountability Office projects budget surpluses for the foreseeable future.
It's forecasting a $100-million surplus at the end of this fiscal year, and an $8.5-billion surplus in 2027-28.
Ford took issue with those numbers on Sunday.
"That's a snapshot in time," he said. "It's just not accurate."
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