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Originally Posted by Trainguy
I know this is a tired discussion but I can't help but get annoyed that Metro Van gas prices are $1.34 and much the country is below $1. I filled up in Bellingham last week at $0.82/L Can. I think there is a lot of greed going on in addition to our high gas taxes. Other regions have gas taxes yet they are not gouged. This just makes everything from driving to transportation of goods more expensive. Edmonton stations are at $0.824. Makes me sick!!!
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Gas prices in Bellingham are always the same as ours once you account for taxes and US exchange. We have federal excise tax, GST, carbon tax and Translink tax on our gas. I think they pay roughly 8% state sales tax, depending on the county. Their prices still bounce around roughly in line with ours. I think it's a steady 30% cheaper or so, some of our taxes are per liter and others are a flat %.
This is how I understand it:
They are the same price otherwise because we are served by the same refineries in WA state that have been at capacity forever, but due to the long term outlook, nobody seems to want to build more refineries.
So it's "supply and demand" at the refinery capacity level.. supply can't really go up much.
With all that said, I can't wait until my Tesla model 3 order is fulfilled...