Manitoba extends gas tax holiday to end of 2024

The Manitoba government is once again extending its temporary fuel tax break, by another three months.

It will now remain in place until the end of the year, a government spokesperson told CBC News.

The NDP promised during its election campaign in 2023 to temporarily cut the 14-cents-per-litre provincial fuel tax as a way to help people with rising costs due to inflation.

It came into effect on Jan. 1 and was initially supposed to last six months, to the end of June. Premier Wab Kinew later extended the reprieve until the end of September.

The government spokesperson said the premier would be announcing the further extension later in the day on Wednesday.

The fuel tax brings in roughly $340 million a year for the province.