Just before Christmas, the NDP provincial government made their latest announcement regarding the Manitoba gas tax, which has been non-existent for local drivers over the past year.
Beginning January 1, however, the provincial fuel tax is set to return. But instead of the 14 cents charged at the pumps in previous years, the new tax will be set at 12.5 cents.
“Our government keeps our word,” Premier Wab Kinew says. “We said we’d cut the fuel tax and we did. We said it would last 12 months and it did. Now we’re going further by bringing in a permanent cut to the fuel tax to make it one of the lowest in Canada.”
The 14-cent provincial gas tax was originally developed by the NDP government under Premier Greg Selinger’s leadership in 2012. It remained at that rate through the following 11 years.
The elimination of the fuel tax in 2024 was described as a means by the incoming NDP administration to help Manitobans push through these tough economic times. By mid-year, the government claimed it was directly responsible for helping slow the rate of inflation here.
