CALEDON, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his authorities will meet its promise to chop gas prices by 5.7 cents earlier than the following price range.
The financial assertion launched final week by his Progressive Conservative authorities didn’t point out the minimize that Ford promised in his 2018 election marketing campaign.
However the premier stated Wednesday that he would commit to creating the minimize to the provincial gas tax earlier than the price range – set to be delivered subsequent 12 months earlier than March 31.
He additionally referred to as on the federal authorities to match his authorities’s pledge and stated if that occurs, he’ll minimize the tax “even additional.”
Ford promised in 2018 to decrease gasoline costs by 10 cents per litre, together with the gas tax minimize and eliminating the cap-and-trade system, a transfer that was meant to decrease costs by 4.3 cents.
The Tory authorities ended cap and commerce, however doing so triggered the federal carbon tax backstop and negated these financial savings.
They unsuccessfully fought the federal carbon tax in court docket.
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