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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
They are still charging more than they need to, but they are free to charge however much they'd like.
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Depends on what you mean by need.
I suspect the value of gas stations on the sask side of the boarder was less then the Alberta side as they could not make as much money off of gas sales. So because the value of the gas station was lower you could justify the investment at a lower price.
Now that they sit in a favourable tax regime the value of the gas stations has increased and they need to have a higher price to maintain the same rate of return.
In a competitive market the price should always settle at what the most efficient company can make an acceptable rate of return. Therefore the price you are paying overtime is correct.