441-00902 Taxation
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament Assembled
Whereas:
Inflation has 7.7% in Canada as of May 2022, putting more financial burdens on Canadian households;
Gas prices have jumped by more than 50 per cent, pushing the cost of a litre to more than $2 in parts of Canada;
Per Natural Resources Canada, the federal government charges an excise tax of 10 cents per litre on leaded gasoline, 4 cents per litre on diesel, an additional 5% through GST, and another 11 cents per litre because of the carbon tax, marking up gas prices by nearly 20%;
The governments of Alberta, Ontario, and Newfoundland and Labrador have announced a reduction in provincial taxes collected from fuel sales to make life more affordable for residents of their province. Ontario households expected to benefit from an average combined savings of about $465 in 2022;
US President Joe Biden has called for a 3-month pause on the federal 18-cent-per-gallon fuel tax, while the U.K., Italy, and Germany have announced lowering fuel taxes, France has announced a consumer rebate, and Japan has announced a subsidy to wholesalers all to tackle record-high gas prices; and
The current federal taxes on gas purchases are punitive measures that are hurting Canadian households during a rapidly increasing cost-of-living crisis.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Finance to suspend the federal excise tax and carbon tax for Canadians until the cost-of-living crisis has been resolved.
Whereas:
Inflation has 7.7% in Canada as of May 2022, putting more financial burdens on Canadian households;
Gas prices have jumped by more than 50 per cent, pushing the cost of a litre to more than $2 in parts of Canada;
Per Natural Resources Canada, the federal government charges an excise tax of 10 cents per litre on leaded gasoline, 4 cents per litre on diesel, an additional 5% through GST, and another 11 cents per litre because of the carbon tax, marking up gas prices by nearly 20%;
The governments of Alberta, Ontario, and Newfoundland and Labrador have announced a reduction in provincial taxes collected from fuel sales to make life more affordable for residents of their province. Ontario households expected to benefit from an average combined savings of about $465 in 2022;
US President Joe Biden has called for a 3-month pause on the federal 18-cent-per-gallon fuel tax, while the U.K., Italy, and Germany have announced lowering fuel taxes, France has announced a consumer rebate, and Japan has announced a subsidy to wholesalers all to tackle record-high gas prices; and
The current federal taxes on gas purchases are punitive measures that are hurting Canadian households during a rapidly increasing cost-of-living crisis.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Finance to suspend the federal excise tax and carbon tax for Canadians until the cost-of-living crisis has been resolved.