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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang
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What conclusion do you draw from the chart and one key days of taxation policy changes that you feel we’re not passed onto to the consumers and how do the taxation policies in other provinces affect the average. I think you are showing the December average price which to my knowledge there were no major tax policy changes.
So it appear Alberta had lower gas prices for longer than the national average but ended the year and started the month in a similar spot. You can just start to see the increase in gap due to the Jan 1 23 policy change. I don’t see a failure to pass savings along by this graph. What to you see it as evidence of?
Go look at the 18 month chart and look at the delta between Canada -Alberta fas
Price in 2021 compared to today. Also the gas tax difference is 4.5 cents per litre not 13 cents as we weren’t previously collecting the full amount.