The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has led public opinion on gas taxes since it launched its first Gas Tax Honesty Campaign in May, 1998. Honesty in gas taxes means that taxes collected from the purchase of gasoline and diesel is used exclusively for the building and maintaining of roadway infrastructure.

Despite enormous progress made in the dedicated funding of roadways, drivers are still hugely over-taxed. While taxes have declined as a share of the pump price from a high of 51% in 1998, the actual tax bill has increased in nominal terms to $0.36/litre in 2010 compared to the $0.27/litre that was collected in 1998.   

It is for this reason among others that the CTF is continuing to advocate for a “Gas Tax Accountability Act” in this year’s Gas Tax Honesty Report. 

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By: Derek Fildebrandt
Posted: May 20, 2010
Topic: Federal

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