WINNIPEG, MB: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the federal and provincial governments to cut gas taxes to save drivers money.

“Manitobans are now paying two carbon taxes they can’t afford,” Gage Haubrich, CTF Prairie Director, said. “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to stop piling more costs on families and scrap both of his carbon taxes that are making life more expensive.”

The CTF’s Gas Tax Honesty Report shows that taxes make up 29 per cent of the pump price in Manitoba. Provincial and federal taxes cost 46 cents per litre of gasoline.

The federal carbon tax currently costs 14 cents per litre of gasoline. The federal government imposed a second carbon tax through fuel regulations that took effect on July 1. By 2030, when the fuel regulations are fully implemented, the two carbon taxes will increase the price of gasoline by about 55 cents per litre and cost the average Manitoba family more than $2,100 annually.

The Manitoba government charges a gas tax of 14 cents per litre.

The provincial governments of Alberta, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador all cut gas taxes to save drivers money.

“Premier Heather Stefanson rightly calls out the cost of the federal carbon tax but refuses to cut her provincial gas tax like many other provinces have done,” Haubrich said. “Stefanson should step up and provide relief by cutting her gas taxes.”