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OTTAWA — On the first day of his majority government, Prime Minister Mark Carney ripped part of a page from Pierre Poilievre’s policy book, announcing a summer reprieve on the federal gas excise tax.
On Tuesday morning, Carney promised to pause the application of the federal excise tax on consumer and aviation fuels from April 20 to Labour Day on Sept. 7, saying that should reduce gas prices by $0.10 per litre and diesel by $0.04 per litre.
Carney pointed the finger at the war with Iran as the reason why he was announcing the measure that is expected to cost $2.4 billion.
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