New Brunswick’s eight-cent carbon surcharge on gas will be eliminated Dec. 1, fulfilling a Liberal campaign promise, though increased retailer profit margins may offset some consumer savings.
Holt Liberals fulfil campaign promise, call on regulators to ensure gas stations won’t close
Jacques Poitras · CBC News
· Posted: Oct 30, 2025 12:08 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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New Brunswick’s eight-cent carbon surcharge on gas will be eliminated Dec. 1, fulfilling a Liberal campaign promise. (Robert Jones/CBC)
New Brunswickers will see an eight-cent surcharge on a litre of gas eliminated on Dec. 1 after the Holt Liberal government repeals legislation that created the charge.
It fulfils a key promise on affordability that Premier Susan Holt made during last year’s provincial election campaign.
“This will save you money at the pumps,” Holt told a news conference, estimating the average household that fills up once a week will save $150 to $200 a year.
The “cost of carbon adjuster” was adopted by the previous Progressive Conservative government.
It required the Energy and Utilities Board to develop a formula so that the cost to producers of federal clean fuel regulations could be passed down through the pricing system to consumers.
The amount this week is 8.24 cents per litre.
Retailers say they’ll have to absorb costs
Gas retailers and wholesalers have warned that eliminating the adjuster will mean they’ll have to absorb those costs instead,
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