Global News·Canada·Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 03:47 PM

Liberals extending fuel excise tax suspension to January

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Uday Rana

Posted September 22, 2026 11:47 am

Updated September 22, 2026 11:52 am

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A person pumps gas at a gas station in Toronto, on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman.

The federal government is extending the suspension of the fuel excise tax until the end of January, Finance Minister Francois-Phillipe Champagne said on Tuesday.

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Fuel prices have remained elevated since March, with the start of the U.S. war on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, including high gas prices in Canada.

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