April in Alberta often brings the Stanley Cup playoffs and unwelcome spring snowstorms.
This year it could also mean higher prices at the gas pumps.
Ottawa’s carbon tax is set to climb from around 14 cents to more than 17 cents per litre of gasoline on April 1.
And Alberta’s fuel tax is expected to be fully reinstated to 13 cents per litre of gasoline the same day as the new fiscal year begins.
The province’s 2024 budget said the fuel tax relief program is, “not anticipated to remain in effect.”
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