Gas prices drop 11.5 cents across the Maritimes due to pause on federal fuel tax

Gas prices dropped by 11.5 cents and diesel fell by 4.6 cents in all three Maritime provinces overnight.

The price of gas dropped by 11.5 cents and diesel fell by 4.6 cents in all three Maritime provinces overnight as Ottawa’s federal fuel tax break takes effect.

Nova Scotia

The new minimum price of regular self-serve gasoline in the Halifax area is 167.2 cents per litre.

The minimum price for diesel is now 206.6 cents per litre.

In Cape Breton, the minimum price of regular self-serve gasoline is 169.1 cents per litre. The minimum price of diesel is now 208.5 cents per litre.

Prince Edward Island

The minimum price of regular self-serve gasoline on P.E.I. is now 175.3 cents per litre.

The new minimum price for diesel is 219.5 cents per litre.

New Brunswick

In New Brunswick, the maximum price of regular self-serve gasoline is 172.4 cents per litre while the new maximum price for diesel is 210.1 cents per litre.