Faced with soaring gas prices, the leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec, Éric Duhaime, is asking the Legault government to stop levying the sales tax there, a measure that has been ruled out so far.
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Passing through Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, in Mauricie, to present a candidate there on Tuesday, Éric Duhaime said that it would be “indecent” for Quebec to continue to collect this tax in the context.
“It is not true that the Government of Quebec will still take advantage of the rise in the price of gasoline to make even more money in taxes on this product,” he declared.
With the suspension of this tax, the former radio host estimates that consumers might save up to 20 cents per litre.
But this is a “short-term” solution, insisted Éric Duhaime, who pleads for the resumption of exploration and exploitation of oil and gas resources in the province.
On Monday, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced the lifting of the gasoline tax in his province as of April 1, which will allow motorists to save 13 cents per liter there.
But Quebec refuses to imitate its neighbor Alberta. According to information reported by “Le Journal de Québec”, Saturday, there is no question for the Legault government to compensate for the increase in the price of gasoline. Instead, we rely on a check sent directly to as many Quebecers as possible.
“The Quebec budget, which will be tabled on March 22, will be an opportunity to present measures to deal with the rising cost of living,” said the press attaché to the Minister of Finance, Eric Girard, Tuesday.
In addition, Éric Duhaime presented his candidate for the riding of Champlain, in Mauricie, for the next elections.
Former president and now spokesperson for the Saint-Anne River Outfitters Association, Steve Massicotte will try to defeat the current president of the Treasury Board, Sonia LeBel.
