The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association says it is shocked with the New Brunswick government\u2019s 2015-16 budget which will raise taxes on diesel fuel for truckers.<\/p>\n
Effective midnight April 1 2015, the provincial tax on diesel fuel will increase by 2.3 cents per litre, from 19.2 to 21.5 cents per litre.<\/p>\n
Executive Director, Jean-Marc Picard pointed out the province already has the second-highest diesel tax rate in the country after BC. \u201cIt will have a devastating impact on every consumer as they will pay more for their goods going forward,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Picard pointed out the government is taking\u00a0advantage\u00a0of the drop in global oil prices, quoting Finance Minister Roger Melanson\u2019s statement that the extended period of lower global diesel prices creates an opportunity to raise diesel taxes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis actually puts our industry at a competitive disadvantage to carriers from other provinces and will change the landscape of the trucking industry in New Brunswick,\u201d Picard added. \u201cYear after year, the trucking industry is creating jobs in this province but today companies might have to look at slashing jobs as it is becoming very expensive to run a trucking company in this province.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Gallant government\u00a0is not seeing the big picture of our industry and the long term impact this will have on the economy. \u00a0No real cost cutting was done in this budget which is\u00a0very disappointing\u00a0because\u00a0that should be\u00a0the priority\u00a0for\u00a0our\u00a0government.\u201d<\/p>\n
Picard is meeting with Melanson at the end of the month to address the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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