Fuel prices may exceed the symbolic threshold of $ 2 per liter on Friday in some regions of Quebec, Premier François Legault reiterated that he has no intention, at the moment, to cool or reduce the fuel tax to give motorists a break. .
While passing for an announcement about sports infrastructure in Magog, in the Eastern Townships, on Friday, Mr. Legault was asked about the inflationary surge, and especially about his plan to help motorists cope with rising fuel prices. .
I know there are people who want us to freeze or get rid of fuel taxes, but I don’t think that’s the best way to do it. Unequal. It’s not good for the environmenthe said.
He then recalled that his government had successively given $ 200 amounts to people earning less than $ 50,000, $ 400 to people aged 70 and over, then $ 500 to everyone earning more. less than $ 100,000 per year.
We delivered the goodslaunched the Prime Minister, before being recalled as an electoral campaign will arrive.
” There are a few more months, but clearly there will be electoral platforms, including the sa CAQand I think we should continue to put money in the wallets of Quebeckers, because the inflation rate is high, very high. “
The price of regular gas rose to $ 2.03 per liter in Montreal and $ 2.01 per liter in Quebec on Friday, according to the website Gas Wizard.
Tighten your belt, coast to coast
Elsewhere in Canada, the $ 2 mark was also crossed on Friday, particularly in Saint John, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Sudbury, Ontario. But in British Columbia the price per liter of gasoline; it is listed at $ 2.17 in Vancouver and $ 2.15 in Victoria.
This surge is due to the price of a barrel of oil, which remains above US $ 100, driven by the war in Ukraine, and the prospect of a European embargo on Russia’s oil.
We should expect to tighten our belts throughout the summer, and consider less energy-intensive vacation plans, as there is certainly a very high risk that the conflict in Ukraine will continue.explained Pierre-Olivier Pineau, professor at HEC Montreal, in an interview with Radio-Canada.
In May 2021, the average price of a liter of gasoline in Canada was $ 1.32. Last April, it was more like $ 1.68. And hopefully it will increase even more.
The Canadian average will come very close to this psychological barrier of $ 2 per liter […]. And the surge is unlikely to end any time soonsaid Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, in an interview with CBC News.
Source: Radio-Canada
