What would be better than reducing the gas tax? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 week ago by sbv@sh.itjust.works to c/canada@lemmy.ca

39 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Carney and Co are lowering gas/diesel taxes:

The move means that the cost of gas will drop by 10 cents on a litre of gasoline and four cents per litre of diesel starting on Monday and lasting until Labour Day. The fuel tax holiday, which Carney said would also see the four cent per litre excise tax removed on aviation fuel, is expected to cost an estimated $2.4 billion.

One of the aims is to improve the affordability hit we're taking because of the US/Israel war with Iraq.

Does the tax holiday make sense to you? Could it be done better?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] GrackleBirb@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

I like this response. It's common sense and looks at things from realistic angles instead of "Make gas free - yeah drive ma truck git r done!" or "The socialist enviro revolution must happen now and the people must be starved of gas and clamour for the government high speed rail to be built immediately in one year" - for the record, I would prefer people transition to EVs and for high speed rail to become commonplace (or just exist period) but at the moment those are longer-term goals.