Suspending the fuel excise tax helps Canadians, but retailers can’t be left holding the bill

As with many policies implemented at speed, the challenge now lies in ensuring that its execution works as intended across the full breadth of Canada’s fuel supply chain.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a temporary suspension of the federal fuel excise tax on April 14. Fuel excise tax is paid upstream, long before product reaches the retail level, writes Peter Kilty.

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