If you haven’t noticed, the cost of fuel went up significantly this week.
On Tuesday, most stations in the Central Okanagan were vending fuel for $1.619 per liter.
By Wednesday morning, that price increased by 13 cents per liter.
Below are the fuel prices, via GasBuddy, throughout the Southern Interior as of Thursday.
- Kamloops: $1.749 per liter
- Revelstoke: $1.799 per liter
- Salmon Arm: $1.679 per liter
- Vernon: $1.679 per liter
- Kelowna: $1.749 per liter
- Penticton: $1.749 per liter
- Osoyoos: $1.649 per liter
- Grand Forks: $1.679 per liter
And there should be another increase on Monday.
On April 1, B.C.’s carbon tax will escalate from $65 per tonne to $80 per tonne. That increment will result in the following rate increases:
Gasoline
- 14.31 cents per liter to 17.61 cents per liter
Diesel
- 16.85 cents per liter to 20.74 cents per liter
Jet fuel
- 16.78 cents per liter to 20.65 cents per liter
Natural gas
- 3.32 cents per liter to 3.98 cents per liter
Those prices will increase again in 2025 and 2026.
Notably, any province with its own carbon tax, such as B.C., is exempt from the federal government’s carbon tax.
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says drivers in the Lower Mainland will pay around 81 cents in taxes per liter, with drivers in the Interior paying around 67 cents in taxes per liter.
The CTF also criticized the yearly tax increase, stating it’s unacceptable and will make life more difficult for families that are managing with difficulty.
“Driving to work or school and heating your home in the winter aren’t luxuries that the government can tax away, they’re necessities,” stated Carson Binda, B.C. director for the CTF. “David Eby needs to take appropriate action and cancel this carbon tax increase.”
