Taxes add 40 per cent to Trucker’s fuel bill total
“You as the consumer are paying it all”
Truck driver Greg Ilgner has done Canadians a favour by using plain language and clear numbers to explain how the carbon tax is driving up the price of everything delivered by truck. In Ilgner’s case, taxes add 40 per cent to the money he spends on fuel.
“If anyone wants to understand how the Liberals’ taxes are causing the inflation of groceries and goods…..just watch this video. Numbers don’t lie,” Ilgner explains in the introduction to the video. “I’m a Truck driver, I operate locally, I’m not even a high-miler.
“I’m gonna go through my bill, I’m not a big a big spender on fuel compared to many, many truckers – I’m actually pretty low.
“So you can extrapolate this out however you want to understand the impact and remember that Canada is the only country in the world right now charging a carbon tax. We are being billed to solve the world’s problems, and nobody else is solving them,” says Ilgner.
“Let’s take a look at my bill. I buy regular clear diesel, dyed diesel, and diesel exhaust fluid, that’s another emissions component. We’ll talk about that at a later date.
“At the end of the day, I used 2,762 litres of fuel, and the total bill for my fuel was $3,402. The bulk of it is the clear diesel. Then there’s a federal tax that goes on to the price of diesel it’s $118.56. Then there is a provincial tax to $233.46. THEN there is the carbon tax, $462.69!
“Take the total ,add your federal tax, then tax your provincial tax, then tax your carbon tax and – wait for it!
“There’s more. Now we’re going to put the GST on top of all the other taxes,” Ilgner exclaims, circling the HST amount of $548.31, “for a grand total. I spent $3,402 in fuel; $4,765.88 total.
“So there is $1,365 worth of tax on fuel,” he notes in disgust. This amounts to an addition of 40 per cent of the fuel bill in taxes.
“I’m sorry if you think my rates for trucking your equipment are too high. I’m sorry that it’s expensive to buy groceries. But if you’re not fighting back against attacks on tax on tax, this is insanity. We are literally being charged a tax on a tax, and you as the consumer are paying it all.
“Keep it classy, Canada,” Woodman concludes with a sigh.
If anyone wants to understand how the Liberals taxes are causing the inflation of groceries and goods…..just watch this video. Numbers don't lie. pic.twitter.com/jn5sZfWpyT
— Stuart Woodman (@Jed6767) November 17, 2023
