Whereas the Province of British Columbia has the highest retail fuel prices in Canada; And whereas the entire Okanagan and Shuswap region depends on the tourism industry to support our businesses and local economies; And whereas the District of Sicamous has researched the cost of fuel across Canada, finding when combined, the excise taxes 0.10 per litre, the provincial taxes 0.13-0.15 per litre, and the carbon taxes 0.0778 per litre and 0.0673 per litre respectively, the difference between BC and Alberta is ONLY approx. 0.025litre; And whereas at the pump the average retail fuel cost in BC is 1.24litre. The average retail fuel cost in Alberta is 0.94litre. Thats a difference of 0.30litre: Therefore be it resolved that in the interests of full transparency UBCM petition the Province to require public disclosure of all taxes included in fuel costs on a regular basis, including Vancouver and Victoria.
Ministry of Finance Government publicly discloses fuel taxes in a variety of formats. The statutes that impose fuel taxesthe Carbon Tax Act and the Motor Fuel Tax Actprovide the fuel tax rates and are publicly available at: www.bclaws.ca A simple-to-understand tax bulletin called Tax Rates on Fuels is available from the Ministry of Finance website at: gov.bc.casalestaxes This bulletin shows how taxes apply to different types of fuels and how taxes differ between locations in BC. The Budget and Fiscal Plan, available at: bcbudget.gov.bc.ca provides analysis of BCs fuel taxes. Table A2 includes comparison of BCs gasoline and diesel tax rates with those of the other provinces. Table A3 provides an interprovincial analysis of taxes, including fuel taxes paid by individuals and families at different income levels. Table A4.1 shows that since Budget 2016, net fuel taxes have remained constant for families at all income levels.