Gas prices are currently rising in the Parkland area.
Dan McTeague with GasBuddy says we are seeing prices around the 112.9 range and by the middle of April the prices could rise 4-7 cents.
He doesn’t expect prices to drop until November.
Prices will consistently remain higher from May to October costing around $1.20-1.25.
The carbon tax will be a big reason for the rising prices.
The government's plan is for gas prices to rise by 2 cents every April 1st until we pay 11 cents net from the carbon tax.
McTeague says the government’s plan is to get everyone driving electric cars.
Right now the Canadian dollar compared with the American dollar adds 14 cents to the price of a litre of gas.
