Toronto 
The Ontario government has announced that the province is introducing legislation to cut the gas tax by 5.7 cents per litre and the fuel tax by 5.3 cents per litre for six months.
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The province says that if passed, the gas tax rate would be reduced from 14.7 cents per litre to 9 cents per litre, beginning July 1, 2022, until December 31, 2022. The fuel tax rate, which includes diesel, would be reduced from 14.3 cents per litre to 9 cents per litre, representing a cut of 5.3 cents per litre.
Ontario is also refunding licence plate sticker renewal fees paid since March 2020, and eliminating licence plate renewal fees and plate stickers on a go-forward basis, saving vehicle owners $120 a year in southern Ontario and $60 a year in Northern Ontario for passenger and light commercial vehicles.
“Ongoing supply chain challenges and geopolitical conflicts are pushing up the cost of living from gas to groceries,” said Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance in a statement. “With these added pressures, families and businesses need extra help to keep costs low. That is why our government is bringing forward legislation to provide tax relief at the pumps and put money back into people’s pockets.”
Recently, Alberta paused collecting provincial fuel tax.
